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11. Energy-Efficient Comminution: Best Practices and Future Research Needs

Authors : Bern Klein, Chengtie Wang, Stefan Nadolski

Published in: Energy Efficiency in the Minerals Industry

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The mining energy value chain starts at the face and extends to smelting and refining. System designs that conserve energy and apply energy-efficient technologies can result in significant reductions in overall energy usage. A main component of the energy value chain involves comminution, which accounts for about 50% of all energy used by mines. This chapter summarizes innovations of the state of the art with respect to energy-efficient comminution technologies and process circuit designs. The chapter will also present practices to measure and benchmark energy efficiency.

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Metadata
Title
Energy-Efficient Comminution: Best Practices and Future Research Needs
Authors
Bern Klein
Chengtie Wang
Stefan Nadolski
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Energy Efficiency in the Minerals Industry

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-54198-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-54199-0

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54199-0_11