CROSSCUTTING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AT THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES

Hull, Christopher E.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (United States)

关键词: Extraction;    Separation Processes;    Mathematical Models;    32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization;    Separation Equipment;   

DOI  :  10.2172/838355
RP-ID  :  NONE
RP-ID  :  FC26-02NT41607
RP-ID  :  838355

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. is the largest producer of mining products in the world. In 2003, U.S. mining operations produced $57 billion worth of raw materials that contributed a total of $564 billion to the nation's wealth. Despite these contributions, the mining industry has not been well supported with research and development funds as compared to mining industries in other countries. To overcome this problem, the Center for Advanced Separation Technologies (CAST) was established to develop technologies that can be used by the U.S. mining industry to create new products, reduce production costs, and meet environmental regulations. Much of the research to be conducted with Cooperative Agreement funds will be longer-term, high-risk, basic research and will be carried out in five broad areas: (1) Solid-solid separation; (2) Solid-liquid separation; (3) Chemical/Biological Extraction; (4) Modeling and Control; and (5) Environmental Control.