Dry dense medium separation of iron ore using a gas–solid ...
The dry dense medium separation of iron ore based on floating and sinking of ore particles in a gas–solid fluidized bed was investigated using zircon sand as the fluidized medium. The floatsink of ore particles with mean size D ave = mm was investigated as the fluidizing air velocity and the floatsink time were varied. It was found that gangue with density less than 2850 kg/m .