MIN-Novation Estonia: Pilot unit

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Pilot unit test: Coal Waste from Poland

Estonia pilot unit: "Waste to product"

Test: Coal waste from Poland

Pilot unit: crushing bucket and wheel loader

Coal Waste from Poland

Preparations for taking samples for sieving

Sample for sieving test

Coal waste before crushing

Crushing with crushing bucket. Result: particle size 0 to 40 mm

Coal Waste after crushing

Analyzing parameters

Sample from crushed coal waste

Preparations for separation process

Separation process

Befor separation

After separation

After separtion process: upper layer "Coal"

After separation process: lower layer "waste rock"

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MIN-NOVATION Mining and Mineral Processing Waste Management Innovation Network
http://mi.ttu.ee/min-novation/

Estonian pilot unit is for testing oil shale waste rock. Produces limestone aggregate and oil shale. Possible use of produced limestone aggregate is construction industry or backfill material for oil shale mines. Oil shale can be used for oil shale oil, cement or energy production.

Consists of three phases:
1) selective crusching with crushing bucket
2) sieving unit
3) wet separation unit