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  • Faculty of Engineering Sustainable Resources Engineering Resources Engineering

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  • Faculty of Engineering Sustainable Resources Engineering Resources Engineering

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  • Doctor of Engineering(2000/03 Hokkaido University)

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  • Name (Japanese)

    Ito
  • Name (Kana)

    Mayumi
  • Name

    200901089911481692

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Achievement

Research Interests

  • Mineral Processing   Resources development   Sustainable Resources Engineering   Recycle Engineering   Recycling   Soil contamination   Soil washing   Waste   Mineral Resources   Physical separation   Gravity separation   flotation   Magnetic separation   Jig separation   Plastic-plastis separation   Hydrometallurgy   Copper   Carrie micro encapsulation   Acid mine drainage   

Research Areas

  • Energy / Earth resource engineering, energy science
  • Environmental science/Agricultural science / Environmental materials/recycling technology

Research Experience

  • 2022/08 - Today Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering Professor
  • 2010/12 - Today Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering Associate Professor
  • 2004/05 - 2010/11 Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering Assistant Professor
  • 2001/04 - 2004/03 Waseda University School of Science and Engineering
  • 2000/04 - 2001/03 Waseda University School of Science and Engineering
  • 1996/04 - 1999/03 Japan Society for the promition of science Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1)

Education

  • 1996/04 - 2000/03  Hokkaido University  Graduate School of Engineering
  • 1994/04 - 1996/03  Hokkaido University  Graduate School of Engineering
  • 1990/04 - 1994/03  Hokkaido University  School of Engineering  Department of Mineral Resources Engineering

Awards

  • 2023/03 The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan Best Paper Award
     Kinetic analysis for agglomeration-flotation of finely ground chalcopyrite: Comparison of first order kinetic model and experimental results. 
    受賞者: V. Hornn, M. Ito, R. Yamazawa, H. Shimada, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, I. Park, N. Hiroyoshi,
  • 2021/06 Japan society of material cycles and waste management Best Paper Award
     The effects of particle geometry on separation efficiency 
    受賞者: heerayut Phengsaart;Mayumi Ito;Arisa Azuma;Carlito Baltazar Tabelin;Naoki Hiroyoshi
  • 2020/03 The Japan Prize Foundation Heisei Memorial Research Grant Program
     アフリカにおける有害金属の汚染対策と環境修復技術 -動物と人が健康に暮らせる世界の創成を目指して 
    受賞者: Syota Nakayama;Hokuto Nakata, Y Uchida, Mayumi Ito, Masato Hiwatari
  • 2020/03 資源・素材学会 Paper award
     alvanic Microencapsulation (GME) Using Zero-Valent Aluminum and Zero-Valent Iron to Suppress Pyrite Oxidation 
    受賞者: S. Seng, C.B. Tabelin, M. Kojima, N. Hiroyoshi, M. Ito
  • 2005/03 The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan Best Poster Award
     単体分離促進のための電気パルスによる選択粉砕機構の解明~石炭含有鉱物の粉砕性は何で決まるのか~ 
    受賞者: 伊藤 真由美
  • 2005/03 資源・素材学会第30回奨励賞 資源・素材学会第30回奨励賞
     Advanced Coal Cleaningに関する一連の研究’ 
    受賞者: 伊藤 真由美
  • 2003/06 環境資源工学会 環境資源工学会第110回例会,ポスター賞
     
    受賞者: 伊藤 真由美

Published Papers

  • Natsuo Okada, Narihiro Owada, Kaito Takizawa, Brian Bino Sinaice, Okhala Muacanhia, Angesom Gebretsadik, Shunki Tanaka, Kosei Aikawa, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Yoko Ohtomo, Youhei Kawamura
    International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment 1 - 27 1748-0930 2024/10/02
  • Ilhwan Park, Dai Uchida, Sanghee Jeon, Kosei Aikawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    Minerals Engineering 213 108756 - 108756 0892-6875 2024/08
  • Joshua Zoleta, Kosei Aikawa, Nako Okada, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals 14 (5) 550 - 550 2024/05/07 
    Iron oxides (hematite, Fe2O3, and magnetite, Fe3O4), previously used as electron mediators in the galvanic system with zero-valent aluminum (ZVAl), have been shown to recover Au upon cementation in Au–Cu ammoniacal thiosulfate media selectively, and this warrants further investigation. This research is focused on investigating the role of the semiconductive properties of metal oxides by performing a cementation experiment by mixing 0.15 g of electron mediators (Fe3O4, Fe2O3, TiO2 (anatase and rutile)) and 0.15 g of zero-valent aluminum powder as an electron donor in various electrochemical experiments. The results revealed that upon the cementation experiment, synthetic Fe2O3 and Fe3O4 were consistently able to selectively recover Au at around 90% and Cu at around 20%. Compared to activated carbon (AC), TiO2, in anatase and rutile forms, obtained selective recovery of gold, but the recovery was utterly insignificant compared to that of iron oxides, obtaining an average of 93% Au and 63% Cu recovery. The electrochemical and surface analysis supports the results obtained upon the cementation process, where TiO2, upon cyclic voltammetry (CV), obtained two reduction peaks centered at −1.0 V and −0.5 V assigned to reducing Au and Cu ions, respectively. Furthermore, various electrochemical impedance spectroscopic analyses revealed that the flat band potential obtained in the Mott–Schottky plot is around −1.0 V and −0.2 V for iron oxides and titanium oxides, respectively, suggesting that the electrons travel from semiconductor interface to electrolyte interface, and electrons are accessible only to Au ions in the electrolyte interface (reduction band edge around −1.0 V). The determination of this selective cementation mechanism is one of a kind. It has been proposed that the semiconductive properties of Fe2O3, Fe3O4, and, by configuring their relative energy band diagram, the travel of electrons from the iron oxide–electrolyte interface facilitate the selective cementation towards Au(S2O3)23+ ions in gold–copper ammoniacal thiosulfate solutions.
  • Kryzzyl M. Maulas, Charla S. Paredes, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Mark Anthony Jose, Einstine M. Opiso, Takahiko Arima, Ilhwan Park, Walubita Mufalo, Mayumi Ito, Toshifumi Igarashi, Theerayut Phengsaart, Edrhea Villas, Sheila L. Dagondon, Ephrime B. Metillo, Mylene M. Uy, Al James A. Manua, Mylah Villacorte-Tabelin
    Minerals 14 (4) 339 - 339 2024/03/26 
    Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP), a widespread phenomenon in nature, is gaining attention as a low-carbon alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in geotechnical engineering and the construction industry for sustainable development. In the Philippines, however, very few works have been conducted to isolate and identify indigenous, urease-producing (ureolytic) bacteria suitable for MICP. In this study, we isolated seven, ureolytic and potentially useful bacteria for MICP from marine sediments in Iligan City. DNA barcoding using 16s rDNA identified six of them as Pseudomonas stutzeri, Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes, Bacillus paralicheniformis, Bacillus altitudinis, Bacillus aryabhattai, and Stutzerimonas stutzeri but the seventh was not identified since it was a bacterial consortium. Bio-cementation assay experiments showed negligible precipitation in the control (without bacteria) at pH 7, 8, and 9. However, precipitates were formed in all seven bacterial isolates, especially between pH 7 and 8 (0.7–4 g). Among the six identified bacterial species, more extensive precipitation (2.3–4 g) and higher final pH were observed in S. stutzeri, and B. aryabhattai, which indicate better urease production and decomposition, higher CO2 generation, and more favorable CaCO3 formation. Characterization of the precipitates by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) confirmed the formation of three carbonate minerals: calcite, aragonite, and vaterite. Based on these results, all six identified indigenous, ureolytic bacterial species from Iligan City are suitable for MICP provided that the pH is controlled between 7 and 8. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the urease-producing ability and potential for MICP of P. stutzeri, P. pseudoalcaligenes, S. stutzeri, and B. aryabhattai.
  • Nyein Chan Soe, Yared Beyene Yohannes, Takamitsu Ohigashi, Hokuto Nakata, Chikae Tatsumi, Yoshitaka Uchida, Walubita Mufalo, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Yoshinori Ikenaka, Mayumi Ishizuka, Shouta M. M. Nakayama
    Journal of Soils and Sediments 1439-0108 2024/03/13
  • Walubita Mufalo, Takahiko Arima, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Shingo Tomiyama, Imasiku Nyambe, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Environmental Geochemistry and Health 46 (2) 0269-4042 2024/02/06
  • Joshua Pascual Pocaan, Casey Oliver A. Turingan, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Joshua B. Zoleta, Takahiko Arima, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Aileen H. Orbecido
    2024/01/05 
    Abstract Acid mine drainage (AMD)—the strongly acidic and highly polluted effluents from mine sites—are generally managed via active or passive treatment. Active treatment strategies are effective but requires continuous input of energy, chemicals and manpower making them unsustainable in the long term. Because of this, passive treatment is explored as a more sustainable alternative especially for abandoned and legacy mines. Recent studies of the authors have explored the use limestone and waste materials like low-grade ores (LGO), fly ash (FA), and concrete wastes for AMD treatment and found that although these materials generated alkalinity individually, they could only partially remove sulfate (SO42−) and some heavy metals. To address this limitation, a mixed media approach using these four materials is proposed to neutralize the pH of AMD and maximize heavy metals (Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Al) and SO42− removal. A total of twenty (20) mixtures of the four materials were identified based on the response surface methodology (RSM) experimental design. Laboratory-scale experiments using simulated AMD were performed to assess the performance of each mixture by monitoring the pH, oxidation-reduction potential (Eh), electrical conductivity (EC), metal concentrations, and SO42− concentration. Based on the results, three optimized mixed media compositions were identified in wt%: (i) 43% LGO, 40% limestone, 17% CW; (ii) 44% LGO, 51% limestone, 6% CW; and (iii) 89% limestone, 11% LGO. Overall, simulated AMD passively treated by the optimized mixed media compositions met the Philippine effluent standards except for SO42−. Simulated AMD treated by the optimized mixed media achieved pH values of < 9 and removal efficiencies for Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Al of about 99%, 99%, 98%, 70%, and 96%, respectively.
  • Takahiko ARIMA, Kenta NOTO, Walubita MUFALO, Toshifumi IGARASHI, Mayumi ITO, Tsutomu SATO, Hokuto NAKATA, Shouta NAKAYAMA, Mayumi ISHIZUKA
    Resources Processing 70 (3) 141 - 150 1348-6012 2024
  • Junnile L. Romero, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ilhwan Park, Richard D. Alorro, Joshua B. Zoleta, Leaniel C. Silva, Takahiko Arima, Toshifumi Igarashi, Takunda Mhandu, Mayumi Ito, Steffen Happel, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Vannie Joy T. Resabal
    Minerals 13 (10) 1330 - 1330 2023/10/14 
    Rare earth elements (REEs) are crucial for green energy applications due to their unique properties, but their extraction poses sustainability challenges because the global supply of REEs is concentrated in a few countries, particularly China, which produces 70% of the world’s REEs. To address this, the study investigated TK221, a modified extraction chromatographic resin featuring diglycolamide (DGA) and carbamoyl methyl phosphine oxide (CMPO), as a promising adsorbent for REE recovery. The elemental composition and functional groups of DGA and CMPO on the polystyrene-divinylbenzene (PS-DVB) support of TK221 were confirmed using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The adsorption kinetics of neodymium (Nd), yttrium (Y), cerium (Ce), and erbium (Er) followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm, indicating monolayer chemisorption. Furthermore, iron (Fe) adsorption reached apparent equilibrium after 360 min, with consistent Fe adsorption observed at both 360 min and 1440 min. The inclusion of Fe in the study is due to its common presence as an impurity in most REE leachate solutions. The Fe adsorption isotherm results are better fitted with the Langmuir isotherm, implying chemisorption. Maximum adsorption capacities (qmax) of the resin were determined as follows: Nd (45.3 mg/g), Ce (43.1 mg/g), Er (35.1 mg/g), Y (15.6 mg/g), and Fe (12.3 mg/g). ATR-FTIR analysis after adsorption suggested that both C=O and P=O bands shifted from 1679 cm−1 to 1618 cm−1 and 1107 cm−1 to 1142 cm−1 for Y, and from 1679 cm−1 to 1607 cm−1 and 1107 cm−1 to 1135 cm−1 for Ce, implying possible coordination with REEs. These results suggest that TK221 has a huge potential as an alternative adsorbent for REE recovery, thus contributing to sustainable REE supply diversification.
  • Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Sanghee Jeon, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Theerayut Phengsaart, Marthias Silwamba, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 201 108202 - 108202 0892-6875 2023/10
  • Theerayut Phengsaart, Pongsiri Julapong, Chaiwat Manositchaikul, Palot Srichonphaisarn, Monthicha Rawangphai, Onchanok Juntarasakul, Kosei Aikawa, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Mayumi Ito
    Sustainability 15 (18) 13842 - 13842 2023/09/18 
    Material recycling and thermal treatment are the two most common recycling methods employed for plastic waste management. Thermal treatment for energy recovery is more widely applied compared with material recycling because the latter requires a high efficiency of separation and a high purity of products. Unfortunately, certain plastics like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are unsuitable for thermal treatment because they contain additives like chloride (Cl−) that have adverse effects on refractory materials used in boilers. As a result of this, mixed plastic wastes containing PVC generally end up in landfills. PVC-bearing mixed plastics, however, remain valuable resources as championed by the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs): Goal 12 “Responsible production and consumption”, and their recycling after the removal of PVC is important. In this paper, recent studies (2012–2021) related to the separation of PVC from other types of plastics were systematically reviewed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 66 articles were selected, reviewed, and summarized. The results showed that various separation technologies conventionally applied to mineral processing—selective comminution, gravity separation, magnetic separation, electrical separation, and flotation—have been studied for PVC separation, and the majority of these works (>60%) focused on flotation. In addition, more advanced technologies including sorting and density-surface-based separation were introduced between 2019 and 2021.
  • Takunda Joseph Mhandu, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Sohta Hamatsu, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals 13 (8) 1357 - 1357 2023/07/28 
    The use of thiosulfate to extract gold from refractory ores is promising because of its non-toxicity and high selectivity. Sulfide minerals (i.e., pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite), major gold carriers in refractory gold ores, however, hinder gold extraction due to the high consumption of a lixiviant. In this study, a new method to improve gold extraction from sulfide bearing gold ores is proposed based on the model experiments using a mixture of gold powder and arsenopyrite-bearing sulfide (HAsBS) ore. The effects of HAsBS ore on gold leaching in ammonium thiosulfate solutions were investigated, and it was found that gold extraction in the presence of HAsBS ore was suppressed because of the unwanted decomposition of thiosulfate on the surface of sulfide minerals. To improve gold extraction in the presence of the sulfide minerals, this study investigated the effects of the pretreatment of HAsBS ore using ammonium solutions containing cupric ions and confirmed that HAsBS ore was oxidized in the pretreatment and its surface was covered by the oxidation products. As a result, thiosulfate consumption was minimized in the subsequent gold leaching step using ammonium thiosulfate, resulting in an improvement in gold extraction from 10% to 79%.
  • Pongsiri Julapong, Apisit Numprasanthai, Ladda Tangwattananukul, Onchanok Juntarasakul, Palot Srichonphaisarn, Kosei Aikawa, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Theerayut Phengsaart
    Applied Sciences 13 (14) 8364 - 8364 2023/07/19 
    Rare earth minerals (REMs) contain rare earth elements (REEs) that are important in modern technologies due to their unique magnetic, phosphorescent, and catalytic properties. However, REMs are not only non-renewable resources but also non-uniformly distributed on the Earth’s crust, so the processing of REE-bearing secondary resources via recycling is one potential route to ensure the long-term sustainability of REE supply. Flotation—a method that separates materials based on differences in their surface wettability—is a process applied for both mineral processing and recycling of REEs, especially when the particles are fine and/or a high-purity product is required. In this review, studies about rare earth flotation from 2012 to 2021 were systematically reviewed using the PRISMA guideline. It was found that most REM flotation research works focused on finding better collectors and depressants while, for recycling, studies on advanced flotation techniques like froth flotation, ion flotation, solvent sublation, electroflotation, and adsorbing colloid flotation with an emphasis on the recovery of dissolved REEs from aqueous solutions dominated.
  • Joshua Zoleta, Sanghee Jeon, Akuru Kuze, Nako Okada, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals 13 (7) 1289 - 1289 2023/07/18 
    Ammonium thiosulfate leaching is a promising alternative to the conventional cyanide method for extracting gold from ores. However, strategies for recovering gold from the leachate are less commercially used due to its low affinity to gold. The present study investigated the recovery of gold from the leachate using iron oxides (hematite, Fe2O3 or magnetite, Fe3O4). Cementation experiments were conducted by mixing 0.15 g of aluminum powder as an electron donor and 0.15 g of an electron mediator (activated carbon, hematite, or magnetite) in 10 mL of ammonium thiosulfate leachate containing 100 mg/L gold ions and 10 mM cupric ions for 24 h at 25 °C. The results of the solution analysis showed that when activated carbon (AC) was used, the gold was recovered together with copper (recoveries were 99.99% for gold and copper). However, selective gold recovery was observed when iron oxides were used, where the gold and copper recoveries were 89.7% and 21% for hematite and 85.9% and 15.4% for magnetite, respectively. An electrochemical experiment was also conducted to determine the galvanic interaction between the electron donor and electron mediator in a conventional electrochemical setup (hematite/magnetite–Al as the working electrode, Pt as the counter electrode, Ag/AgCl as the reference electrode) in a gold–thiosulfate medium. Cyclic voltammetry showed a gold reduction “shoulder-like” peak at −1.0 V using hematite/Al and magnetite/Al electrodes. Chronoamperometry was conducted and operated at a constant voltage (−1.0 V) determined during cyclic voltammetry and further analyzed using SEM-EDX. The results of the SEM-EDX analysis for the cementation products and electrochemical experiments confirmed that the gold was selectively deposited on the iron oxide surface as an electron mediator.
  • Muhammad Bilal, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Fawad Ul Hassan, Kosei Aikawa, Sanghee Jeon, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals 13 (7) 916 - 916 2023/07/07 
    Carrier flotation is a technique that can recover fine particles by using coarse carrier particles during the flotation process. In heterogeneous carrier flotation, coarse mineral particles of different minerals are used as carriers to recover fine mineral particles. By using Cu2+-treated pyrite particles as carriers, fine chalcopyrite particles recovery could be improved. However, a disadvantage of this heterogeneous carrier flotation is that it requires a post-flotation separation process to improve the grade of the final Cu concentrate. This study tested mechanical and chemical treatments to detach finely ground chalcopyrite (D50~3.5 µm) particles from Cu2+-treated coarse pyrite particles (−125 + 106 µm) after flotation. The results showed that the ultrasonic treatment was not effective to detach chalcopyrite fines from Cu2+-treated pyrite particles. However, acid treatment was effective to detach chalcopyrite fines from coarse pyrite particles. At pH 2, approximately 96% of chalcopyrite fines were detached from coarse Cu2+-treated pyrite particles. The acid treatment of flotation froth (mixture of chalcopyrite fines and Cu2+-treated pyrite particles) decomposed the collector KAX (potassium amyl xanthate) and dissolved the Cu precipitates adsorbed on the pyrite surface. This weakened the hydrophobic attraction force between the chalcopyrite fines and coarse pyrite particles, thus promoting the detachment of chalcopyrite fines from Cu2+-treated coarse pyrite particles.
  • Walubita Mufalo, Pawit Tangviroon, Takahiko Arima, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Kenta Noto, Takeshi Kawashima, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Journal of Geochemical Exploration 249 107209 - 107209 0375-6742 2023/06
  • Daichi Yamada, Masato Hiwatari, Daiju Narita, Peter Hangoma, Bona Chitah, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta M.M. Nakayama, John Yabe, Mayumi Ito, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ishizuka, Golden Zyambo
    Science of The Total Environment 865 161281 - 161281 0048-9697 2023/03
  • Kosei Aikawa, Mayumi Ito, Nodoka Orii, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Kazutoshi Haga, Taro Kamiya, Tatsuru Takahashi, Kazuya Sunada, Taisuke Sakakibara, Tatsuhiro Ono, Refilwe S. Magwaneng, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals 12 (9) 1103 - 1103 2022/08/30 
    Porphyry copper deposits are important sources of copper and typically processed by flotation to produce copper concentrates. As mining areas become deeper, the amounts of impurities, such as sphalerite, can be increased in copper ores, so the appropriate depression of sphalerite floatability should be achieved to obtain saleable copper concentrates. In this study, the flotation behaviors of chalcopyrite and sphalerite in model samples mimicking copper ores with high Cu/Zn ratios (i.e., the ratio of chalcopyrite/sphalerite = 13:1) were investigated with zinc sulfate as a depressant for sphalerite. In addition, the effect of pyrite—a major gangue mineral in copper ores—on the depression of sphalerite floatability with zinc sulfate was examined. When sphalerite and chalcopyrite coexisted, the floatability of the former was effectively depressed by zinc sulfate (Zn recovery: <12%), whereas the presence of pyrite promoted the release of Cu2+ due to the galvanic interaction with chalcopyrite, which resulted in the elimination of the effectiveness of zinc sulfate in depressing sphalerite floatability (Zn recovery: >90%). Despite the presence of much higher amounts of chalcopyrite and pyrite than sphalerite, the application of nitrogen (N2) gas limiting the galvanic interaction between pyrite and chalcopyrite by reducing the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration in the system effectively depressed the floatability of sphalerite (Zn recovery: <30%).
  • Kosei Aikawa, Mayumi Ito, Atsuhiro Kusano, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals 12 (6) 723 - 723 2022/06/06 
    The presence of anglesite (PbSO4) in complex sulfide ores negatively affects the separation of Cu-Pb sulfides and sphalerite (ZnS) due to lead activation, and PbSO4 rejected to tailings dams contaminates the surrounding environment with lead. To address these problems, this study investigated the application of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) pretreatment extracting PbSO4 to ZnS flotation and the recovery of the extracted Pb2+ as zero-valent Pb by cementation using zero-valent iron (ZVI). The application of EDTA pretreatment could extract ~99.8% of PbSO4, thus depressing ZnS floatability from 82% to 30%. In addition, cementation using ZVI could recover ~99.7% of Pb2+ from the leachate of EDTA pretreatment.
  • Shinsaku Nakamura, Toshifumi Igarashi, Yoshitaka Uchida, Mayumi Ito, Kazuyo Hirose, Tsutomu Sato, Walubita Mufalo, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Minerals 12 (5) 2022/05 
    Effects of the water content of ground surface on windborne lead (Pb) dispersion from the zinc (Zn) leach residue site at the Kabwe mine, Zambia, were simulated. The Pb-bearing Zn plant leach residue site was selected as the source of the dispersion, and water conditions of the surface of the source were evaluated by the modified normalized difference water index (MNDWI) under the actual weather conditions in the year 2019. The MNDWI was calculated based on Sentinel-2 datasets, which were acquired in the year 2019. The index was used for monitoring the surface condition of the source necessary for simulating Pb dispersion, because the higher surface water content reduces the intensity of windborne source. The results showed that the wind speeds and directions had huge impacts on Pb dispersion when the MNDWI had negative values, and that the dispersion was inhibited when the MNDWI had positive values. These indicate that the water content of the surface is sensitive to dispersion, and that MNDWI is an effective parameter that expresses the source strength.
  • Marthias Silwamba, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryota Hashizume, Tomoki Fukushima, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Toshifumi Igarashi, Tsutomu Sato, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Minerals 12 (4) 2022/04 
    Zinc plant leach residues (ZPLRs), particularly those produced using old technologies, have both economic importance as secondary raw materials and have environmental impacts because they contain hazardous heavy metals that pose risks to human health and the environment. Therefore, the extraction and recovery of these metals from ZPLRs has both economic and environmental benefits. In this study, we investigated the removal of lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) from ZPLRs by alkaline (NaOH) leaching and the concurrent cementation of dissolved Pb and Zn using aluminum (Al) metal powder. The effects of the leaching time, NaOH concentration, solid-to-liquid ratio (S/L), and dosage of Al metal powder on the extraction of Pb and Zn were investigated. Pb and Zn removal efficiencies increased with increasing NaOH concentrations and decreasing S/Ls. The Pb and Zn removal efficiencies were 62.2% and 27.1%, respectively, when 2.5 g/50 mL (S/L) of ZPLRs were leached in a 3 M NaOH solution for 30 min. The extraction of Pb and Zn could be attributed to the partitioning of these metals in relatively more mobile phases—water-soluble, exchangeable, and carbonate phases— in ZPLRs. Around 100% of dissolved Pb and less than 2% of dissolved Zn were cemented in leaching pulp when Al metal powder was added. Minerals in the solid residues, particularly iron oxides minerals, were found to suppress the cementation of extracted Zn in leaching pulp, and when they were removed by filtration, Zn was recovered by Al metal powder via cementation.
  • Muhammad Bilal, Mayumi Ito, Riku Akishino, Xiangning Bu, Fawad Ul Hassan, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Kosei Aikawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 180 0892-6875 2022/04 
    The recovery of fine mineral particles in flotation is limited owing to the low collision probability between the particles and air bubbles. The carrier flotation method can enhance fine particle recovery by attaching fines to coarse carrier particles. In this study, an attempt was made to improve the recovery of chalcopyrite fines using coarse pyrite particles as a carrier. Flotation experiments for finely ground chalcopyrite (D50 ∼ 3 µm) were conducted with and without coarse pyrite (–125+106 µm) using potassium amyl xanthate as a collector. The results showed that untreated pyrite did not act as an effective carrier and that the amount of fine chalcopyrite attached to pyrite was not significant; furthermore, Cu recovery into froth was around 65% both with and without pyrite. When pyrite was pre-treated with a CuSO4 solution, its carrier ability improved owing to a significant amount of fine chalcopyrite becoming attached to the Cu2+-activated pyrite particles and being recovered with pyrite into the froth (Cu recovery, >90%). Overall, the treatment of pyrite with CuSO4 improved its hydrophobicity, which improved its hydrophobic interactions with fine chalcopyrite particles. Thus, the Cu2+-treatment of pyrite promotes the attachment of fine chalcopyrite particles for their increased recovery from fines.
  • Mayumi Ito, Ayumu Saito, Megumi Takeuchi, Nana Murase, Theerayut Phengsaart, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 174 0892-6875 2021/12/01 
    We have developed various types of jigs for resources recycling focusing primarily on plastic-plastic separation. The RETAC jig could be used to separate plastics heavier than water (specific gravity (SG) > 1.0) with different SGs while the hybrid jig—a process combining jig and flotation—was developed to separate plastics with similar SGs but different surface wettabilities. Meanwhile the reverse jig—a RETAC jig with a top screen—is used to separate plastics lighter than water with different SGs. In this study, a novel method that combines the principle of reverse and hybrid jigs, called “reverse hybrid jig separation” was developed to separate plastics lighter than water having similar SGs but different surface wettabilities. The tests were carried out with wastes from an eco-cable wire recycling facility in Japan, which is composed of polyethylene (PE) and cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE). The reverse hybrid jig separation results showed that bubble attachment to and detachment from plastic particles strongly influenced the separation efficiency. In addition, the effects of particle size on separation efficiency were also evaluated.
  • I. Park, Y. Kanazawa, N. Sato, P. Galtchandmani, M. K. Jha, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals 11 (12) 2021/12 [Refereed]
  • Walubita Mufalo, Pawit Tangviroon, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Toxics 9 (10) 2021/10/04 
    Zambia's Kabwe mine wastes (KMWs) are responsible for contaminating the surrounding soil and dust in the Kabwe district. Unfortunately, these wastes arise from the historical mining activities of lead (Pb) and Zinc (Zn), which lacked adequate waste management strategies. As a result, potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (Pb and Zn) spread across the Kabwe district. To assess the soil pollution derived from previous mining activities, we studied topsoil samples (n = 8) from the school playground soils (SPs). In this study, the degree of contamination, geochemical partitioning, and leachability, coupled with the release and retention of Pb and Zn, were studied. The SPs were classified as extremely enriched (EF > 40) and contaminated with Pb (Igeo > 5). On average, Pb (up to 89%) and Zn (up to 69%) were bound with exchangeable, weak acid-soluble, reducible and oxidizable phases, which are considered as 'geochemically mobile' phases in the environment. The leachates from the soils (n = 5) exceeded the Zambian standard (ZS: 190:2010) for Pb in potable drinking water (Pb < 0.01 mg/L). Furthermore, the spatial distribution of Pb and Zn showed a significant reduction in contents of Pb and Zn with the distance from the mine area.
  • Marthias Silwamba, Mayumi Ito, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, MasaoTakada, Yasushi Kubo, Naohiro Hokari, Masami Tsunekawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Environmental Advances 5 2021/10 [Refereed]
  • C.B. Tabelin, V.J.T. Resabal, I. Park, M.G.B. Vilanueva, S. Choi, R. Ebio, P.J. Cabural, M.V. Tabelin, A. Orbecido, R.D. Alorro, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Cleaner Production 317 2021/10 [Refereed]
  • I. Park, T. Ryota, T Yuto, C.B. Tabelin, T. Phengsaart, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Environmental Management 295 2021/10 [Refereed]
  • V. Horn, I. Park, M. Ito, H Shimada, T. Suto, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 171 2021/09 [Refereed]
  • X. Li, I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, K. Naruwa, T. Goda, C Harada, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Hazardous Materials 416 2021/08 [Refereed]
  • Shinsaku Nakamura, Toshifumi Igarashi, Yoshitaka Uchida, Mayumi Ito, Kazuyo Hirose, Tsutomu Sato, Walubita Mufalo, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    MINERALS 11 (8) 2021/08 
    Dispersion of lead (Pb) in mine wastes was simulated for reproducing Pb contamination of soil in Kabwe District, Zambia. Local weather data of year 2019 were monitored in situ and used for the simulations. The plume model, weak puff model, and no puff model were adopted for calculation of Pb dispersion under different wind conditions. The results showed that Pb dispersion from the Kabwe mine was directly affected by wind directions and speeds in the dry season, although it was not appreciably affected in the rainy season. This may be because the source strength is lower in the rainy season due to higher water content of the surface. This indicates that Pb dispersion patterns depend on the season. In addition, the distribution of the amount of deposited Pb-bearing soils around the mine corresponded to the distribution of Pb contents in soils. These results suggest that Pb contamination in soils primarily results from dispersion of fine mine wastes.
  • C.B. Tabelin, I. Park, T. Phengsaart, S. Jeon, M.V. Tabelin, D. Alonzo, K. Yoo, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Resources, Conservation and Recycling 170 2021/07 [Refereed]
  • T. Phengsaart, M. Ito, S. Kimura, A. Azuma, K. Hori, H. Tanno, S. Jeon, I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 168 2021/07 [Refereed]
  • Sanghyeon Choi, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Hydrometallurgy 201 0304-386X 2021/05/01 
    Cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn) are important components of batteries and renewable energy technologies but their recovery from pregnant leach solutions or removal from polluted soil systems and water bodies remain challenging. In this study, we report the removal/recovery of heavy metal ions (Cd2+, Co2+ and Ni2+, and Zn2+) from sulfate solutions by a novel cementation technique using aluminum (Al) and activated carbon (AC) called “AC/Al-cementation”. The results showed ~0% removal/recovery efficiencies with Al only for the four heavy metals but with “AC/Al-cementation”, these values increased to 96%, 61%, 57%, and 45% for Zn2+, Ni2+, Co2+, and Cd2+, respectively. Detailed residue characterizations using SEM-EDX, XPS, and AES showed substantial deposition of heavy metal ions in their elemental forms, indicating that the primary mechanism of removal/recovery was cementation. Moreover, the results identified the critical role of AC as an electron pathway from Al (electron donor) to metal ions (electron acceptors) even though Al was covered with Al2O3. Finally, hydrogen overpotential and the subsequent passivation of cemented heavy metals by Al(OH)3 were important limiting factors and processes affecting the efficiency of “AC/Al-cementation” technique.
  • I. Park, K. Higuchi, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Chemosphere 269 2021/04 [Refereed]
  • Ilhwan Park, Seunggwan Hong, Sanghee Jeon, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals 11 (3) 1 - 11 2075-4701 2021/03/01 
    Porphyry-type deposits are the major sources of copper and molybdenum, and flotation has been adopted to recover them separately. The conventional reagents used for depressing copper minerals, such as NaHS, Na2S, and Nokes reagent, have the potential to emit toxic H2S gas when pulp pH was not properly controlled. Thus, in this study the applicability of microencapsulation (ME) using ferrous and phosphate ions as an alternative process to depress the floatability of chalcopyrite was investigated. During ME treatment, the use of high concentrations of ferrous and phosphate ions together with air introduction increased the amount of FePO4 coating formed on the chalcopyrite surface, which was proportional to the degree of depression of its floatability. Although ME treatment also reduced the floatability of molybdenite, ~92% Mo could be recovered by utilizing emulsified kerosene. Flotation of chalcopyrite/molybdenite mixture confirmed that the separation efficiency was greatly improved from 10.9% to 66.8% by employing ME treatment as a conditioning process for Cu-Mo flotation separation.
  • M. Bilal, M. Ito, K. Koike, V. Hornn, F.U. Hassan, S. Jeon, I. Park, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 163 2021/03 [Refereed]
  • Kosei Aikawa, Mayumi Ito, Atsuhiro Kusano, Ilhwan Park, Tatsuya Oki, Tatsuru Takahashi, Hisatoshi Furuya, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals 11 (2) 253 - 253 2021/02/02 
    The purpose of this study is to propose the flotation procedure of seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) ores to separate chalcopyrite and galena as froth and sphalerite, pyrite, and other gangue minerals as tailings, which is currently facing difficulties due to the presence of water-soluble compounds. The obtained SMS ore sample contains CuFeS2, ZnS, FeS2, SiO2, and BaSO4 in addition to PbS and PbSO4 as Pb minerals. Soluble compounds releasing Pb, Zn2+, Pb2+, and Fe2+/3+ are also contained. When anglesite co-exists, lead activation of sphalerite occurred, and thus sphalerite was recovered together with chalcopyrite as froth. To remove soluble compounds (e.g., anglesite) that have detrimental effects on the separation efficiency of chalcopyrite and sphalerite, surface cleaning pretreatment using ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) was applied before flotation. Although most of anglesite were removed and the recovery of chalcopyrite was improved from 19% to 81% at 20 g/t potassium amyl xanthate (KAX) after EDTA washing, the floatability of sphalerite was not suppressed. When zinc sulfate was used as a depressant for sphalerite after EDTA washing, the separation efficiency of chalcopyrite and sphalerite was improved due to deactivation of lead-activated sphalerite by zinc sulfate. The proposed flotation procedure of SMS ores—a combination of surface cleaning with EDTA to remove anglesite and the depression of lead-activated sphalerite by using zinc sulfate—could achieve the highest separation efficiency of chalcopyrite and sphalerite; that is, at 200 g/t KAX, the recoveries of chalcopyrite and sphalerite were 86% and 17%, respectively.
  • Ilhwan Park, Seunggwan Hong, Sanghee Jeon, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals 10 (12) 2020/12 [Refereed]
  • Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Marthias Silwamba, Florifern C. Paglinawan, Alissa Jane S. Mondejar, Ho Gia Duc, Vannie Joy Resabal, Einstine M. Opiso, Toshifumi Igarashi, Shingo Tomiyama, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mylah Villacorte-Tabelin
    Chemosphere 260 127574 - 127574 0045-6535 2020/12
  • Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Allison Arabelo, Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Meki Chirwa, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Scientific Reports 10 (1) 2020/12 
    AbstractThe present study investigated biosorption of Pb (II) and Zn (II) using a heavy metal tolerant bacterium Oceanobacillus profundus KBZ 3-2 isolated from a contaminated site. The effects of process parameters such as effect on bacterial growth, pH and initial lead ion concentration were studied. The results showed that the maximum removal percentage for Pb (II) was 97% at an initial concentration of 50 mg/L whereas maximum removal percentage for Zn (II) was at 54% at an initial concentration of 2 mg/L obtained at pH 6 and 30 °C. The isolated bacteria were found to sequester both Pb (II) and Zn (II) in the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). The EPS facilitates ion exchange and metal chelation-complexation by virtue of the existence of ionizable functional groups such as carboxyl, sulfate, and phosphate present in the protein and polysaccharides. Therefore, the use of indigenous bacteria in the remediation of contaminated water is an eco-friendly way of solving anthropogenic contamination.
  • Mayumi Ito, Ayumu Saito, Nana Murase, Theerayut Phengsaart, Shoko Kimura, Naho Kitajima, Megumi Takeuchi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 22 (6) 2071 - 2080 1611-8227 2020/11/01 
    The hybrid jig, which combines the principles of jig separation and flotation, was recently developed to separate mixed-plastics with similar specific gravities (SG) effectively. In this type of jig, air bubbles are introduced during water pulsation to modify the apparent SG (SGapparent) of plastics by the attachment of air bubbles to the particles so that the hybrid jig can separate materials having identical SGs if their surface wettabilities are different. Because the change in SGapparent—determined by the volume of attached bubbles on the particle surface—is critical for efficient separation in hybrid jigs, a method to estimate this parameter should be developed. In this study, a laser-assisted measurement apparatus was developed to quantify the attached-bubble volume on plastics during water pulsation. Hybrid jig separation was also conducted using three mixtures containing plastics of almost identical SGs: (i) polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/polyethylene terephthalate (PET), (ii) polypropylene with glass fiber (PPGF)/high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), and (iii) cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)/polyethylene (PE). Finally, to estimate the separation efficiency of hybrid jig, a new index called the apparent concentration criterion (CCapparent) is proposed. The results showed that SGapparent and CCapparent calculated using the proposed methods could be used to estimate the hybrid jig separation efficiency.
  • Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryan D. Corpuz, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mylah Villacorte-Tabelin, Richard Diaz Alorro, Kyoungkeun Yoo, Simit Raval, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 399 0304-3894 2020/11 
    Acid mine drainage (AMD) formation and toxic arsenic (As) pollution are serious environmental problems encountered worldwide. In this study, we investigated the crucial roles played by common secondary mineral phases formed during the natural weathering of pyrite-bearing wastes soluble salts (melanterite, FeSO4 center dot 7H(2)0) and metal oxides (hematite, Fe2O3)-on AMD formation and As mobility under acidic conditions (pH 1.5-4) prevalent in historic tailings storage facilities, pyrite-bearing rock dumps and AMD-contaminated soils and sediments. Our results using a pyrite-rich natural geological material containing arsenopyrite (FeAsS) showed that melanterite and hematite both directly-by supplying H+ and/or oxidants (Fe3+)-and indirectly-via changes in the nature of oxidation layer formed on pyrite-influenced pyrite oxidation dynamics. Based on SEM-EDS, DRIFT spectroscopy and XPS results, the oxidation layer on pyrite was mainly composed of ferric arsenate and K-Jarosite when melanterite was abundant with/without hematite but changed to Fe-oxyhydroxide/oxide and scorodite when melanterite was low and hematite was present This study also observed the formation of a mechanically 'strong' coaling on pyrite that suppressed the mineral's oxidation. Finally, As mobility under acidic conditions was limited by its precipitation as ferric arsenate, scorodite, or a Fe/Al arsenate phase, including its strong adsorption to Fe-oxyhydroxides/oxides.
  • Vothy Hornn, Mayumi Ito, Ryosuke Yamazawa, Hiromasa Shimada, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    61 (10) 2020/09 [Refereed]
  • Pawit Tangviroon, Kenta Noto, Toshifumi Igarashi, Takeshi Kawashima, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Walubita Mufalo, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    MINERALS 10 (9) 2020/09 
    Massive amount of highly contaminated mining residual materials (MRM) has been left unattended and has leached heavy metals, particularly lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) to the surrounding environments. Thus, the performance of three immobilizers, raw dolomite (RD), calcined dolomite (CD), and magnesium oxide (MO), was evaluated using batch experiments to determine their ability to immobilize Pb and Zn, leached from MRM. The addition of immobilizers increased the leachate pH and decreased the amounts of dissolved Pb and Zn to different extents. The performance of immobilizers to immobilize Pb and Zn followed the following trend: MO > CD > RD. pH played an important role in immobilizing Pb and Zn. Dolomite in RD could slightly raise the pH of the MRM leachate. Therefore, the addition of RD immobilized Pb and Zn via adsorption and co-precipitation, and up to 10% of RD addition did not reduce the concentrations of Pb and Zn to be lower than the effluent standards in Zambia. In contrast, the presence of magnesia in CD and MO significantly contributed to the rise of leachate pH to the value where it was sufficient to precipitate hydroxides of Pb and Zn and decrease their leaching concentrations below the regulated values. Even though MO outperformed CD, by considering the local availability of RD to produce CD, CD could be a potential immobilizer to be implemented in Zambia.
  • Marthias Silwamba, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Tomoki Fukushima, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Toshifumi Igarashi, Tsutomu Sato, Imasiku Nyambe, Meki Chirwa, Kawawa Banda, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8 (4) 104197 - 104197 2213-3437 2020/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Vothy Hornn, Mayumi Ito, Hiromasa Shimada, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Metals 10 (7) 912 - 912 2020/07/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Flotation is the conventional method for processing porphyry copper deposits, one of the most economically important sources of copper (Cu) worldwide. The rapidly decreasing grade of this type of Cu ore in recent years, however, presents serious problems with fine particle recovery using conventional flotation circuits. This low recovery could be attributed to the low collision efficiency of fine particles and air bubbles during flotation. To improve collision efficiency and flotation recovery, agglomeration of finely ground chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) (D50 = 3.5 μm) using emulsified oil stabilized by emulsifiers was elucidated in this study. Specifically, the effects of various types of anionic (sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), potassium amyl xanthate (KAX)), cationic (dodecyl amine acetate (DAA)), and non-ionic (polysorbate 20 (Tween 20)) emulsifiers on emulsified oil stability and agglomeration–flotation efficiency were investigated. When emulsifiers were added, the average size of agglomerates increased, resulting in higher Cu recovery during flotation. This dramatic improvement in flotation efficiency could be attributed to the smaller oil droplet size in emulsified oil and their higher stability in the presence of emulsifiers. The utilization of emulsifiers during agglomeration–flotation not only lowered the required agitation strength for agglomeration but also shortened the agglomeration time, both of which made the process easier to incorporate in existing flotation circuits.
  • Kosei Aikawa, Mayumi Ito, Tatsuya Segawa, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 152 106367 - 106367 0892-6875 2020/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Shushi Tsuji, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Hydrometallurgy 194 105299 - 105299 0304-386X 2020/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Theerayut Phengsaart, Mayumi Ito, Arisa Azuma, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 22 (3) 787 - 800 1611-8227 2020/05/01 
    Secondary resources (i.e., wastes) contain a wide variety of materials (e.g., plastics, metals, and wood) of various sizes and shapes that complicate separation especially when using gravity-based separation techniques. In this study, the effects of particle geometry (i.e., size and shape) on jig separation of crushed plastics were investigated. Plastic boards with 2-mm and 3-mm thicknesses of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS, specific gravity (SG) = 1.03) and polystyrene (PS, SG = 1.06) were crushed to obtain a size fraction of + 2.0–8.0 mm. The shape distribution in each size fraction (+ 2.0–2.8, + 2.8–4.0, + 4.0–5.6, and + 5.6–8.0 mm) showed the strong effects of crushing on particle shape that is, particles are more disk-like at coarser size fraction but becomes more sphere-like at finer size fraction. Settling velocity of sphere-like PS increased with increasing particle size while those of disk-like ABS had similar values regardless of the size, which were consistent with the results of jig separation of single-type plastics. The results of jig separation of mixed-type plastics showed that separation efficiency was higher for the mixture of light, disk-like particles (ABS) and heavy, sphere-like particles (PS).
  • Vothy Hornn, Mayumi Ito, Hiromasa Shimada, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Sanghee Jeon, Ilhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Minerals 10 (4) 380 - 380 2020/04/23 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    In flotation, the size of mineral particles is one of the most important parameters: when the size becomes fine, collision efficiency of the particles and air bubbles becomes low, causing low flotation recovery. To improve the collision efficiency and flotation kinetics, agglomeration using the emulsified oil of finely ground chalcopyrite (D50 = 3.5 μm) was carried out before flotation. In this study, the effects of agitation strength during agglomeration, kerosene dosage and potassium amyl xanthate (KAX) dosage on the flotation were investigated. Agglomeration using emulsified oil improved Cu recovery because the median diameter of agglomerate increased. With increasing agitation strength, KAX and kerosene dosages, Cu recovery was further increased. Agglomeration-flotation of a mixture containing chalcopyrite and quartz with 1:1 ratio (w/w, weight by weight) showed that Si recovery in froth was low and did not change with varying conditions (agitation strength, KAX and kerosene dosages); however, Cu recovery was significantly improved with increasing agitation strength, KAX and kerosene dosages, and thus the separation efficiency was improved.
  • Marthias Silwamba, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryota Hashizume, Tomoki Fukushima, Ilhwan Park, Sanghee Jeon, Toshifumi Igarashi, Tsutomu Sato, Meki Chirwa, Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Hokuto Nakata, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Metals 10 (4) 531 - 531 2020/04/20 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Zinc plant leach residues (ZPLRs) contain significant amounts of metal compounds of lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), etc., hence, they are considered as a secondary source of metals. On the other hand, ZPLRs are regarded as hazardous materials because they contain heavy metals that pollute the environment. Resources and environmental concerns of ZPLRs were addressed in this study by removing/recovering Pb and Zn using a concurrent dissolution and cementation technique. To cement the dissolved Pb and Zn in leaching pulp, zero-valent aluminum (ZVAl) was added during ZPLRs leaching in the hydrochloric (HCl)–sodium chloride (NaCl) solution. The resulting cemented metals were agglomerated and separated by sieving. Lead removal increased with increasing both NaCl and HCl concentrations. However, when ZVAl was added, significant Pb removal was achieved at a low concentration. Zinc was not cemented out of the pulp using ZVAl and its recovery from ZPLRs was dependent on the HCl concentration only. By applying a concurrent dissolution and cementation technique, both Pb and Zn were removed using a low concentration of NaCl, and most importantly Pb—the most toxic metal in ZPLRs—was captured and separated before the solid-liquid separation, hence, eliminating the need for extensive washing of the generated residues to remove the inherent residual solution.
  • Joshua B. Zoleta, Gevelyn B. Itao, Vannie Joy T. Resabal, Arnold A. Lubguban, Ryan D. Corpuz, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin
    Heliyon 6 (1) 2405-8440 2020/01/01 
    This study describes the effects of ceria (CeO2) and dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] additives on the pyrolysis behavior and fire resistive property of conventional intumescent flame retardant (IFR) coating system for I-beam steel substrate called ammonium polyphosphate-melamine-expandable graphite (APP-MEL-EG) system. The fire resistance of various formulations was evaluated using the standard vertical Bunsen burner fire test. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to understand the degradation of coating formulations. Observations by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) demonstrated that significant amounts of additives favored the formation of homogeneous compacted char structures, which were predominantly composed of carbon (C), phosphorus (P) and oxygen (O). These three main components of the char were also found to be in various binding combinations with other lighter elements like nitrogen (N) and hydrogen (H) as illustrated by the attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy results. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) further suggest that polyethylene([(CH2–C2H2–CH2)n−]) free radicals were abundant on the char surface for the two best formulations and the binding energy of this radical promoted the formation of aromatic carbon chains that enhanced the char's thermal stability. This means that the selection of appropriate additives and combinations of flame-retardant ingredients could significantly change the morphology of the char layer and improve its thermal stability during fire exposure. Chemical engineering Materials chemistry Materials science Intumescent coating Char formation Ceria I-beam Thermal stability Ammonium polyphosphate Pyrolysis Fire retardant Dolomite XPS
  • Sanghee Jeon, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Hirotaka Takahashi, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Hydrometallurgy 191 0304-386X 2020/01/01 
    In gold (Au) hydrometallurgy, ammonium thiosulfate is the most attractive and promising alternative to conventional lixiviants like cyanide or the halides because it is non-toxic, less corrosive and has high selectivity for Au. However, its industrial-scale application for Au extraction is still severely limited because the recovery of dissolved Au from pregnant solutions remains challenging. The present study proposes a novel, simple and effective technique to address this difficulty using zero-valent aluminum (ZVAl) and activated carbon. Gold recovery was investigated by mixing 0.15 g of ZVAl and/or activated carbon and 10 ml of a solution containing 1 M Na2S2O3, 0.5 M NH3, 0.25 M (NH4)2SO4 and 10 mM CuSO4 with 100 mg/l of dissolved Au in a constant temperature water bath shaker at 25 °C for 24 h. Gold recovery from the ammonium thiosulfate solution was negligible when only ZVAl or activated carbon was added. When ZVAl and activated carbon were both present in the ammonium thiosulfate solution, however, over 99% of Au ions were successfully recovered. Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) observations of the solid residues indicate that Au was predominantly deposited on activated carbon attached to ZVAl. Based on the rest potentials of these two materials, their synergistic effect on Au recovery could be attributed to the formation of numerous galvanic cells in solution where ZVAl acted as anodes (i.e., primary electron donor) while activated carbon acted as the cathode onto which Au ions are reduced via cementation to elemental Au.
  • Ilhwan Park, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Kensuke Seno, Sanghee Jeon, Hiroyuki Inano, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Heliyon 6 (1) e03189 - e03189 2405-8440 2020/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Sanghee Jeon, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ilhwan Park, Yoshito Nagata, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Hydrometallurgy 191 105214 - 105214 0304-386X 2020/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • C. B. Tabelin, I. Park, X. Li, S. Seng, M. Villacorte-Tabelin, T. Igarashi, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 351 (1) 1755-1315 2019/10/28 
    Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most serious environmental problems encountered in mining areas worldwide. When released into the environment without treatment, AMD pollutes the surrounding water bodies and soils with hazardous and toxic elements like arsenic (As), selenium (Se) and heavy metals such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) that rapidly destroy affected ecosystems. The most commonly used method to treat AMD is chemical neutralization, a technique whereby basic materials like limestone or lime are mixed with AMD to raise its pH and remove most of the contaminants via precipitation. Although effective, this approach requires the continuous supply of chemicals, energy, and manpower, which makes it unsustainable because AMD generation has been documented to continue for a very long time (up to several centuries to millennia). One promising alternative to chemical neutralization is (micro) encapsulation, a technique that directly treats pyrite, the main mineral responsible for AMD formation, and renders it unreactive by encapsulating the mineral with protective coatings. In this study, we introduced two advanced pyrite passivation techniques to limit AMD formation called "carrier-microencapsulation" (CME) and "galvanic microencapsulation" (GME). CME uses a redox-reactive organic carrier to deliver the coating material on the surface of pyrite. Because the carrier only decomposes oxidatively, the primary strength of this technique is its high selectivity for pyrite even in complex systems like mine tailings and pyrite-rich waste rocks. Meanwhile, GME is based on galvanic interactions between pyrite and metals with lower rest potentials so this technique could be applied directly in a ball mill during ore processing or coal cleaning.
  • Tabelin Carlito Baltazar, Corpuz Ryan D, Iarashi Toshifumi, Villacorte-Tabelin Mylah, Ito Mayumi, Hiroyoshi Naoki
    CHEMOSPHERE 233 946 - 953 0045-6535 2019/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Meki Chirwa, Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Shouta Nakayama, Hokuto Nakata, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Chemosphere 228 17 - 25 0045-6535 2019/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Environmental impacts resulting from historic lead and zinc mining in Kabwe, Zambia affect human health due to the dust generated from the mine waste that contains lead, a known hazardous pollutant. We employed microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP), an alternative capping method, to prevent dust generation and reduce the mobility of contaminants. Pb-resistant Oceanobacillus profundus KBZ 1-3 and O. profundus KBZ 2-5 isolated from Kabwe were used to biocement the sand that would act as a cover to prevent dust and water infiltration. Sand biocemented by KBZ 1-3 and KBZ 2-5 had maximum unconfined compressive strength values of 3.2 MPa and 5.5 MPa, respectively. Additionally, biocemented sand exhibited reduced water permeability values of 9.6 × 10-8 m/s and 8.9 × 10-8 m/s for O. profundus KBZ 1-3 and KBZ 2-5, respectively, which could potentially limit the entrance of water and oxygen into the dump, hence reducing the leaching of heavy metals. We propose that these isolates represent an option for bioremediating contaminated waste by preventing both metallic dust from becoming airborne and rainwater from infiltrating into the waste. O. profundus KBZ 1-3 and O. profundus KBZ 2-5 isolated form Kabwe represent a novel species that has, for the first time, been applied in a bioremediation study.
  • Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Kawawa Banda, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka
    Environmental science and pollution research international 26 (15) 15653 - 15664 0944-1344 2019/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Biocementation of hazardous waste is used in reducing the mobility of contaminants, but studies on evaluating its efficacy have not been well documented. Therefore, to evaluate the efficacy of this method, physicochemical factors affecting stabilized hazardous products of in situ microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) were determined. The strength and leach resistance were investigated using the bacterium Pararhodobacter sp. Pb-contaminated kiln slag (KS) and leach plant residue (LPR) collected from Kabwe, Zambia, were investigated. Biocemented KS and KS/LPR had leachate Pb concentrations below the detection limit of < 0.001 mg/L, resisted slaking, and had maximum unconfined compressive strengths of 8 MPa for KS and 4 MPa for KS/LPR. Furthermore, biocemented KS and KS/LPR exhibited lower water absorption coefficient values, which could potentially reduce the water transportation of Pb2+. The results of this study show that MICP can reduce Pb2+ mobility in mine wastes. The improved physicochemical properties of the biocemented materials, therefore, indicates that this technique is an effective tool in stabilizing hazardous mine wastes and, consequently, preventing water and soil contamination.
  • Development of suitable product recovery systems of continuous hybrid jig for plastic-plastic separation
    M. Ito, A. Saito, N. Murase, T. Phengsaart, S. Kimura, C.B. Tabelin, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 2019 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Galvanic Microencapsulation (GME) Using Zero-Valent Aluminum and Zero-Valent Iron to Suppress Pyrite Oxidation.
    S. Seng, C.B. Tabelin, M. Kojima, N. Hiroyoshi, M. Ito
    Materials Transactions 60 277 - 286 2019 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • A review of recent strategies for acid mine drainage prevention and mine tailings recycling.
    I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, S. Jeon, X. Li, K. Seno, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Chemosphere 219 588 - 606 2019 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Suppression of pyrite oxidation by ferric-catecholate complexes: An electrochemical study
    X. Li, M. Gao, N. Hiroyoshi, C.B. Tabelin, T. Taketsugu, M. Ito
    Minerals Engineering 138 226 - 237 2019 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Suppressive effects of ferric-catecholate complexes on pyrite oxidation
    X. Li, N. Hiroyoshi, C.B. Tabelin, K. Naruwa, C. Harada, M. Ito
    Chemosphere 214 70 - 78 2019 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • A physical separation scheme to improve ammonium thiosulfate leaching of gold by separation of base metals in crushed mobile phones
    S. Jeon, M. Ito, C.B. Tabelin, R. Pongsumrankul, S. Tanaka, N. Kitajima, A. Saito, I. Park, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 138 168 - 177 2019 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Park Ilhwan, Tabelin Carlito Baltazar, Seno Kensuke, Jeon Sanghee, Ito Mayumi, Hiroyoshi Naoki
    CHEMOSPHERE 209 1021  0045-6535 2018/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Sanghee Jeon, Mayumi Ito, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Rongrit Pongsumrankul, Naho Kitajima, llhwan Park, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    Waste Management 77 195 - 202 1879-2456 2018/07/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    This paper describes the recovery of gold (Au) from shredder light fraction (SLF) of a recycling plant by flotation and leaching. SLF is typically sent to landfills as waste, but it still contains substantial amounts of Au, and other metals like Cu and Fe. The SLF sample used in this study contains 0.003% of Au, 12% of Cu, and 10% of Fe. Flotation results showed that over 99% of Au and 50% of combustibles were recovered in froth while most of the base metals were recovered in tailing. SEM-EDX of froth products indicates that Au floated via two mechanisms: (1) flotation of Au-plated plastic particles, and (2) agglomeration of fine Au particles together with plastic particles due to kerosene-induced hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions followed by the flotation of these agglomerated particles. Combustibles in froth/tailing were analyzed by ATR-FTIR, and the results showed that plastics in the froth were mostly sulfonated polystyrene (PS) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) while those in tailing were polyurethane (PU) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Contact angle measurements of plastic particles suggest that PS and ABS are more hydrophobic than PU and PET. Most of the base metals in the tailing had either bent or twisted shapes because they were mostly made up of wires. In flotation, these large and heavy particles are unaffected by bubbles and simply sink. Leaching results using ammonium thiosulfate solutions showed that Au extraction increased from 33 to 51% after flotation.
  • Simultaneous suppression of acid mine drainage formation and arsenic release by Carrier-microencapsulation using aluminum-catecholate complexes
    I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, K. Seno, S. Jeon, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Chemosphere 205 414 - 425 2018 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Suppression of the release of arsenic from arsenopyrite by carrier-microencapsulation using Ti-catechol complex
    I. Park, C.B. Tabelin, K. Magaribuchi, K. Seno, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Journal of Hazardous Materials 344 322 - 332 2018 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Arsenic, selenium, boron, lead, cadmium, copper, and zinc in naturally contaminated rocks: A review of their sources, modes of enrichment, mechanisms of release, and mitigation strategies
    C.B. Tabelin, T. Igarashi, M. Villacorte-Tabelin, I. Park, E.M. Opiso, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Science of The Total Environment 645 1522 - 1553 2018 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Interference of coexisting copper and aluminum on the ammonium thiosulfate leaching of gold from printed circuit boards of waste mobile phones
    S. Jeon, C.B. Tabelin, H. Takahashi, I. Park, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi
    Waste Management 81 148 - 156 2018 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Improvement of jig efficiency by shape separation, and a novel method to estimate the separation efficiency of metal wires in crushed electronic wastes using bending behavior and “entanglement factor”
    T. Phengsaart, M. Ito, N. Hamaya, C.B. Tabelin, N. Hiroyoshi
    Minerals Engineering 129 54 - 62 2018 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryosuke Sasaki, Toshifumi Igarashi, Ilhwan Park, Shuichi Tamoto, Takahiko Arima, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    CHEMOSPHERE 188 444 - 454 0045-6535 2017/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Predicting the fates of arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) in natural geologic media like rocks and soils necessitates the understanding of how their various oxyanionic species behave and migrate under dynamic conditions. In this study, geochemical factors and processes crucial in the leaching and transport of arsenite (As-III), arsenate (As-V), selenite (Se-IV) and selenate (Se-VI) in tunnel-excavated rocks of marine origin were investigated using microscopic/extraction techniques, column experiments, dissolution-precipitation kinetics and one-dimensional reactive transport modeling. The results showed that evaporite salts were important because aside from containing As and Se, they played crucial roles in the evolution of pH and concentrations of coexisting ions, both of which had strong effects on adsorption-desorption reactions of As and Se species with iron oxyhydroxide minerals/phases. The observed leaching trends of As-V, As-III, Se-IV and Se-VI were satisfactorily simulated by one-dimensional reactive transport models, which predict that preferential adsorptions of As-V and Se-IV were magnified by geochemical changes in the columns due to water flow. Moreover, our results showed that migrations of As-III, Se-IV and Se-VI could be predicted adequately by 1D solute transport with simple activity-K '(d) approach, but surface complexation was more reliable to simulate adsorption-desorption behavior of As-V. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Ryosuke Sasaki, Toshifumi Igarashi, Ilhwan Park, Shuichi Tamoto, Takahiko Arima, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    CHEMOSPHERE 186 558 - 569 0045-6535 2017/11 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Rocks excavated in tunnel construction projects for roads and railways throughout Japan often leached out hazardous trace elements like arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) upon their exposure to the environment. In nature, the various oxyanionic species of As and Se not only coexist but also exhibit contrasting adsorption-desorption behaviors, so speciation is a crucial factor in their migration through natural geologic media. In this study, the leaching and transport of arsenite (As-III), arsenate (As-V), selenite (Sew) and selenate (Se-VI) in four tunnel-excavated rocks from the Cretaceous-Paleocene Yezo forearc basin were investigated using laboratory column experiments supplemented by batch leaching experiments. The single- and consecutive-batch leaching results revealed that As-III, As-V, Se-IV and Se-VI were released simultaneously, which could be attributed to the rapid dissolution of trace evaporite salts found in the rocks. Arsenic in the leachates was also predominated by As-V while Se-IV and Se-VI concentrations were nearly equal, which are both consistent with predictions of equilibrium Eh-pH diagrams. Under intermittent and unsaturated flow, however, periods when As-III and Se-VI predominated in the effluents were observed. Spatial distributions of As and Se species with depth at the end of the column experiments suggest that migrations of As-III, As-V and Se-IV were delayed, the extent of which depended on the rock. These results indicate that migration and speciation of As and Se in the rocks are controlled by preferential adsorption-desorption reactions, the effects of which were most probably magnified by changes in the pH and concentrations of coexisting ions due to intermittent and unsaturated flow. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Suchol Veerawattananun, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Toshifumi Igarashi
    SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 581 126 - 135 0048-9697 2017/03 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The oxidative dissolution of pyrite is an important process in the redox recycling of iron (Fe) and is well-known for its role in the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD), which is considered as the most serious and widespread problem after the closure of mines and mineral processing operations. Because thiS process requires the movement of electrons, common metal oxides in nature that have either semiconducting (e.g., hematite) or insulating (e.g., alumina) properties may have strong effects on it. In this study, changes in the electrochemical behavior of pyrite in the presence of hematite and alumina were investigated. Results showed that the formation of surface bound species directly influenced the anodic and cathodic half-cell reactions as well as the transfer of electrons between these sites. Pyrite pretreated in the air became anodically more reactive than that pretreated in oxygenated water, but the type of oxidizing media had little effect on the cathodic half-cell reaction. The presence of hematite and alumina during pretreatment also had strong effects on the electrochemical properties of pyrite. Chronoamperometry measurements suggest that hematite and alumina enhanced the anodic half-cell reaction but suppressed the cathodic half-cell reaction of pyrite oxidation. Increased anodic half-cell reaction in the presence of hematite could be attributed to electron "bridging" and catalytic effects of this mineral. In contrast, the effects of alumina on the anodic half-cell reaction were indirect and could be explained by the formation of Fe3+-oxyhydroxide surface species during pretreatment. Suppression of the cathodic half-cell reaction by both minerals was attributed to their "protective" effect on cathodic sites. Our results also point to the cathodic half cell reaction as the rate determining-step of the overall oxidative dissolution process.
  • Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Suchol Veerawattananun, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Toshifumi Igarashi
    SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 580 687 - 698 0048-9697 2017/02 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Pyrite is one of the most common and geochemically important sulfide minerals in nature because of its role in the redox recycling of iron (Fe). It is also the primary cause of acid mine drainage (AMD) that is considered as a serious and widespread problem facing the mining and mineral processing industries. In the environment, pyrite oxidation occurs in the presence of ubiquitous metal oxides, but the roles that they play in this process remain largely unknown. This study evaluates the effects of hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) and alumina (alpha-Al2O3) on pyrite oxidation by batch-reactor type experiments, surface-sensitive characterization of the oxidation layer and thermodynamic/kinetic modeling calculations. In the presence of hematite, dissolved sulfur (S) concentration dramatically decreased independent of the pH, and the formation of intermediate sulfoxy anionic species on the surface of pyrite was retarded. These results indicate that hematite minimized the overall extent of pyrite oxidation, but the kinetic model could not explain how this suppression occurred. In contrast, pyrite oxidation was enhanced in the alumina suspension as suggested by the higher dissolved S concentration and stronger infrared (IR) absorption bands of surface-bound oxidation products. Based On the kinetic model, alumina enhanced the oxidative dissolution of pyrite because of its strong acid buffering capacity, which increased the suspension pH. The higher pH values increased the oxidation of Fe2+ to Fe3+ by dissolved O-2 (DO) that enhanced the overall oxidative dissolution kinetics of pyrite. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Formation of schwertmannite-like and scorodite-like coatings on pyrite and its implications in acid mine drainage control. In: E. Peek, M. Buarzaiga and J. Dutrizac, Eds., Iron Control – Practice and Research, (e-book). Quebec
    C.B. Tabelin, R.D. Corpuz, S. Veerawattananun, M. Ito, N. Hiroyoshi, T. Igarashi
    Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum 133 - 144 2016 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Peet Homchuen, Richard Diaz Alorro, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Ryo Sato, Hajime Kijitani, Mayumi Ito
    MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW 37 (4) 246 - 254 0882-7508 2016 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The recovery of platinum group metals (PGMs) from chloride solution using magnetite was investigated. The adsorption of platinum, palladium, and rhodium in chloride medium onto synthetic magnetite powders were studied at different pH conditions, contact time, sodium chloride concentrations, and initial Pt, Rh, and Pd concentrations. Platinum and palladium uptake by magnetite was at a maximum at pH 6-7, and pH 3-4 for rhodium after 24 h with 0.1 mol/dm(3) sodium chloride at an initial PGM concentration of 0.05 mol/m(3). A sorption mechanism for PGMs was discussed based on the results.
  • Richard Diaz Alorro, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Hajime Kijitani, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW 36 (5) 332 - 339 0882-7508 2015/09 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    An electrochemical method (potential sweep method) was utilized to investigate the nature of the absorbed gold on magnetite and to determine the gold sorption mechanism. A magnetite electrode was prepared in the laboratory, made in contact with a gold chloride solution at different conditions, and was subjected to cyclic voltammetry. The cyclic voltammogram of the magnetite electrode pretreated in a gold chloride solution recorded an anodic current peak at around 1.0V (vs. Ag/AgCl), which corresponds to the current generated for the anodic dissolution of metallic gold in a chloride medium. The results of the electrochemical experiments suggest that gold chloride complexes are reduced to metallic gold on the surface of magnetite. A four-stage gold uptake mechanism was proposed: (i) the transport of [GRAPHICS] from the bulk solution to the magnetite surface, (ii) adsorption of [GRAPHICS] ions on magnetite surface by electrostatic attraction, (iii) electrochemical reduction of [GRAPHICS] to metallic Au, and (iv) the transport of soluble species to the solution phase. The electrochemical investigation also revealed that Fe3+ ions released from magnetite into the solution, suppressed the gold uptake at the acidic pH region.
  • K. P. Watanabe, Y. K. Kawai, S. M.M. Nakayama, Y. Ikenaka, H. Mizukawa, N. Takaesu, M. Ito, S. I. Ikushiro, T. Sakaki, M. Ishizuka
    Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 38 (2) 190 - 195 1365-2885 2015/04/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Large interspecies differences in avian xenobiotic metabolism have been revealed by microsome-based studies, but specific enzyme isoforms in different bird species have not yet been compared. We have previously shown that CYP2C23 genes are the most induced CYP isoforms in chicken liver. In this study, we collected partial CYP2C23a gene sequences from eight avian species (ostrich, blue-eared pheasant, snowy owl, great-horned owl, Chilean flamingo, peregrin falcon, Humboldt penguin, and black-crowned night heron) selected to cover the whole avian lineage: Paleognathae, Galloanserae, and Neoaves. Genetic analysis showed that CYP2C23 genes of Galloanserae species (chicken and blue-eared pheasant) had unique characteristics. We found some duplicated genes (CYP2C23a and CYP2C23b) and two missing amino acid residues in Galloanserae compared to the other two lineages. The genes have lower homology than in other avian lineages, which suggests Galloanserae-specific rapid evolutionary changes. These genetic features suggested that the Galloanserae are not the most representative avian species, considering that the Neoaves comprise more than 95% of birds. Moreover, we succeeded in synthesizing an antipeptide polyclonal antibody against the region of CYP2C23 protein conserved in avians. However, comparative quantitation of CYP2C23 proteins in livers from six species showed that expression levels of these proteins differed no more than fourfold. Further study is needed to clarify the function of avian CYP2C23 proteins.
  • Shuichi Tamoto, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Toshifumi Igarashi, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 175 60 - 71 0169-7722 2015/04 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Sedimentary rocks of marine origin excavated from tunnel construction projects usually contain background levels of hazardous trace elements, but when exposed to the environment, they generate leachates with concentrations of arsenic (As), selenium (Se) and boron (B) exceeding the WHO guideline for drinking water. In this study, the leaching of As, Se and B was evaluated under in situ conditions at various flow patterns, particle size distributions and column thicknesses. The results showed that these trace elements were leached out of the rock via short and long term mechanisms. In the short term, all three elements were rapidly and simultaneously released due to the dissolution of soluble evaporite salts formed from entrapped sea water of the Cretaceous. After their rapid release, however, these trace elements behaved differently as a result of their contrasting adsorption affinities onto minerals like clays and Feoxyhydroxides, which were further influenced by the pH, presence of coexisting ions and speciation of the trace elements. Selenium was quickly and easily transported out of the columns because it was mostly present as the very mobile selenate ion (Se[VI]). In comparison, the migration of As and B was hindered by adsorption reactions onto mineral phases of the rock Boron was initially the least mobile among the three because of its preferential adsorption onto clay minerals that was further enhanced by the slightly alkaline pH and high concentrations of Ca2+ and Na+. However, it was gradually re-mobilized in the latter part of the experiments because it was only weakly adsorbed via outer sphere complexation reactions. In the long term, the rock continued to release substantial amounts of As, Se and B via pyrite oxidation and adsorption/desorption reactions, which were regulated by the temperature and rainfall intensity/frequency on site. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Sengpasith HoungAloune, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    MINERALS ENGINEERING 74 51 - 59 0892-6875 2015/04 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Arsenic (As), a very poisonous inorganic pollutant is a major toxicant in tailings of porphyry copper deposits. Retention of As by Schwertmannite (a ferric-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral) has attracted much attention in recent years due to its strong binding affinity to toxic As species. The stability of As(V)-sorbed schwertmannite under copper mine waste conditions is not fully understood. The present study investigates the effect of Cu2+, Fe2+, pH, and ageing time on the stability of As(V)-sorbed schwertmannite (Sch-As). The results indicate that Cu2+ has no significant effect on the stability of Sch-As and that the As(V) incorporated in schwertmannite can retard or significantly inhibit Fe2+-catalyzed transformation of schwertmannite to goethite under acidic conditions (pH 3-4). The Sch-As aged at different pHs from 3 to 11 at 25 degrees C exhibits no mineralogical phase changes even after ageing for 120-days; however the concentration of As released from the solid phase appears to be strongly pH-dependent even after ageing for only 24 h. The release of As was negligible at pHs from 2 to 7, and there was considerableTelease of As at extremely acidic and alkaline conditions. This indicates that the release of As from Sch-As was controlled by environmental factors such as pH, Cu2+, and Fe2+ rather than time. (C)) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Effect of Fe(II) and Cu(II) on transformation of schwertmannite to goethite
    S. Houngaloune, N. Hiroyoshi, M. Ito
    International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications 6 (1) 32 - 37 2015 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Sengpasith HoungAloune, Takahiro Kawaai, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    HYDROMETALLURGY 147 30 - 40 0304-386X 2014/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Schwertmannite, a ferric oxyhydroxy sulfate mineral, has gained attention in recent years due to its high sorption capacity for toxic arsenic species. In porphyry copper mines, production of schwertmannite from heap leaching solutions may be possible because the solutions contain high concentrations of ferric and sulfate ions, which are components of schwertmannite. The present study investigates the effect of Cu2+ and Fe2+, coexisting ions in heap leaching solutions, on the synthesis of schwertmannite; as well as the efficiency of As(V) removal from acidic solutions by the synthesized products. Synthesis was carried out by neutralization of 50 mM Fe-2(SO4)(3) solutions at 65 degrees C (final pH: 3-4), and the synthesized products were characterized by XRD. The results indicated that Cu2+ does not affect the synthesis of schwertmannite, but that Fe2+ has a significant influence on the synthesis; transformation of intermediate schwertmannite to goethite occurred in the presence of Fe2+. Schwertmannite was produced in the presence of both Cu2+ and Fe2+, suggesting that Cu2+ inhibits the transformation of schwertmannite to goethite in the presence of Fe2+. To confirm this, the transformation of schwertmannite to goethite was investigated in solutions containing Fe2+ and Cu2+ at pH 3-4 and 65 degrees C. It was shown that a complete transformation to goethite occurred in 1 h in the presence of 100 mM Fe2+. However, 100 mM Cu2+ inhibited the transformation of schwertmannite to goethite in the presence of Fe2+. Batch sorption experiments were conducted to evaluate the As(V) sorption capacity of the synthesized products. The results showed that As(V) in acidic solutions (pH 3-4) can be removed effectively by synthesized schwertmannite with the maximum As(V) sorption capacity of 94-133 mg g(-1). A lower As(V) sorption capacity was observed in products containing goethite synthesized in the presence of Fe2+; here, the maximum As(V) sorption capacity was 58 mg g(-1). (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Sang Ho Cho, Mitsuhiro Yokota, Mayumi Ito, Satoru Kawasaki, Soo Bok Jeong, Byoung Kon Kim, Katsuhiko Kaneko
    MINERALS ENGINEERING 57 79 - 85 0892-6875 2014/03 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Electrical disintegration is an effective liberation technique in mineral processing where the liberation ratio depends on the mineralogical properties of the mineral grains. However elucidation of the liberation behavior is difficult since the fragments after the electrical disintegration are fine and complex. This study applies electrical disintegration to cement paste samples with various dispersed mineral particles (calcite, quartz, albite, and pyrite) and the disintegrated products are observed with a micro-focus X-ray CT scanner. Current channels and crack extension behavior from the channels are identified by cross sectional CT and three dimensional reconstructed images. A classification of the crack patterns was carried out and compared with the results of liberation ratio measurements of the products. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Technological development in jig separation and approaches to adovance in separation
    M Tsunekawa, M Ito, N Hiroyoshi
    Journal of MMIJ 129 284 - 289 2013 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • A method for determining optimum water pulsation parameter in jig separatiin using pressure and level sensors and its application to separation of fine particles
    M Tusnekawa, J Akimoto, W Ogiko, S Ochi, N Hiroyoshi, M Ito
    Journal of MMIJ 129 284 - 289 2013 [Refereed][Not invited]
  • Masami Tsunekawa, Riki Kobayashi, Kunihiro Hori, Hideaki Okada, Naka Abe, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING 114 27 - 29 0301-7516 2012/11 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The jig is efficient in separating relatively low density particles such as plastics; however conventional discharge devices attached to jigs cause mechanical disruption of the stratified layers at the outlet from the separation chamber, and decrease the grade of the recovered bottom layer product. A new device was developed for efficiently separating high grade bottom layer product, better than 99%, where particles of the bottom and top layers are recovered as overflow products by agitation with water pulsation. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Kouki Kashiwaya, Takahiko Noumachi, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    POWDER TECHNOLOGY 226 147 - 156 0032-5910 2012/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Influence of particle shape on hydrocyclone classification was investigated. Classification tests using hydrocyclone and cyclosizer showed that coarse fractions of plate-like particles such as PTFE and glass flake used here were not necessarily recovered as underflow product, especially at relatively high inlet velocity. Settling velocity of the glass flake particles in centrifugal field was estimated using a centrifugal particle size analyzer, and it was revealed that differences in settling velocity between coarse and fine glass flake particles became smaller with increases in angular velocity. Moreover, settling test of glass plate in water or glycerin solution was conducted to know relationship between particle Reynolds number (Re) and settling velocity of the plate. At smaller Re condition, the glass plate settled straight and stably, and larger plate settled faster than smaller plate. However, oscillating motion of the plate occurred in the region of high Re, and settling velocities of the large plate became smaller than that of the small plate in such conditions. Drag coefficient (C) calculated based on the settling velocity of the glass plate is similar to that of glass spheres below Re of about 50, above which it became larger than that of glass sphere. Approximation formula of correlaton between Re and C suggests that the influence of the Re on C can be neglected in the region of high Re, and C increases with increases in the ratio of the particle diameter to thickness (D/T). The decrease of the difference in settling velocity recognized in the centrifugal settling test and the effect of the particle shape (D/T) on C at high Re region are considered to be able to affect the hydrocyclone classification. The misplacement of coarse plate-like particles in the hydrocyclone and cyclosizer tests could be ascribed to the particle shape effects. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Yuta Sasaki, Tomoo Sakai, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY 89 94 - 97 1383-5866 2012/03 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Recycling treatment of cable insulation resin generated from electric wires and cables was investigated. Here, PVC is the most common insulation resin and conventional insulation PVC contains a lead component, tribase, as a thermal stabilizer. To recycle this PVC as insulation resin, lead removal is necessary to be able to conform to RoHS. This paper proposes a solvent dissolution and centrifugation method and the effects of flocculants and water addition in the processes involved are described. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Rani Kumari Thakur Jha, Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW 33 (2) 89 - 98 0882-7508 2012 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Acid mine drainage (AMD) is formed from the natural oxidation of sulfide minerals such as pyrite and FeS2. Prevention of AMD is very important and several techniques are currently being investigated for the treatment and abatement of AMD. This paper proposes carrier-microencapsulation (CME) using Si-catechol complex -Si(cat)(3)(2-) -for preventing pyrite oxidation. In CME, the water soluble organic carrier, catechol, and metal ion, Si, make a complex, e.g., tris-catecholato complex of Si4+, which oxidatively decomposes on pyrite surface and forms a stable oxide or hydroxide, e.g., Si(OH)(4) or SiO2 layer on the pyrite surface as a protective coating against pyrite oxidation. To demonstrate the effect of CME using Si(cat)(3)(2-) on pyrite oxidation, shaking flask leaching experiments of pyrite without and with CME treatment were performed. Significant halt in pH drop was observed after the CME treatment of pyrite. The CME coating was found very effective even at low Si(cat)(3)(2-) concentration of 1 and 5 mol m(-3). The amount of Fe and S leached were lower from the pyrite with CME treatment than without CME treatment, indicating that CME using Si and catechol is effective in suppressing pyrite oxidation. The effect of pH and presence of microorganism were also evaluated. The CME coating was found very effective even in acidic pH range. The CME treatment suppressed pyrite oxidation even in the presence of iron oxidizing microorganism. Presence of Si and O on the residue pyrite surface in energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis supported the sustainability of CME coating at acidic pH.
  • Yutaka Kuwayama, Mayumi Ito, Noki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 13 (3) 240 - 246 1438-4957 2011/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Automobile shredded residue is a potential solid fuel when its metal and chloride-containing components have been removed. The authors have investigated physical separation of automobile shredded residue to isolate components that may be used as solid fuel and reported that agglomerates of entangling fiber-like material are formed during crushing. These agglomerates make removal of metals and chloride-containing components difficult, and the paper proposes a treatment flowchart consisting of separate treatments of the coarse size fraction containing entangling fiber-like components and the smaller size fraction containing particulate matter. This paper reports the treatment of the smaller size fraction treated with jigging to obtain a low-ash and low-chloride-content product. A new washability curve was developed based on float and sink analysis test results, and it was applied to estimate the gravity separation performance of treatments such as jigging and dense medium separation. The estimated results show good agreement with the experimental results of jig separation.
  • Yutaka Kuwayama, Mayumi Ito, Maiko Akatsuka, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 13 (2) 156 - 163 1438-4957 2011/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Automobile shredded residue is a potential solid fuel when its metal and chlorine-containing parts have been removed. The authors have investigated physical separation of automobile shredded residue to obtain the components that may be used in solid fuel and found that agglomerates of entangling fiber-like components are formed during crushing, making removal of metals and chlorine-containing parts difficult. In this paper, a reattachment ratio, entrapment ratio, and disentanglement ratio are proposed to evaluate the entanglement properties of crushed automobile shredded residue. It is found that products smaller than 16 mm were not reattached easily in the sieving process, and an index based on entanglement properties proposed here is useful to predict suitable crushing conditions. Wet detachment of entrapped particles from agglomerates of entangling materials was also applied to separate particulate matter from crushed ASR.
  • Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Yuta Sasaki, Tomoo Sakai, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 191 (1-3) 388 - 392 0304-3894 2011/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Recycling treatment of cable insulation resin generated from electric wires and cables was investigated. Conventional insulation PVC contains a lead component, tribase, as a thermal stabilizer and lead removal is necessary to recycle this PVC as insulation resin. This paper describes a solid surface adsorption method using ion exchange resin to remove the fine lead containing particles from PVC dissolved solution. Low lead concentration in the recovered PVC, complying with the requirements of RoHS, was achieved. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Yuta Sasaki, Tomoo Sakai, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 191 (1-3) 388 - 392 0304-3894 2011/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Recycling treatment of cable insulation resin generated from electric wires and cables was investigated. Conventional insulation PVC contains a lead component, tribase, as a thermal stabilizer and lead removal is necessary to recycle this PVC as insulation resin. This paper describes a solid surface adsorption method using ion exchange resin to remove the fine lead containing particles from PVC dissolved solution. Low lead concentration in the recovered PVC, complying with the requirements of RoHS, was achieved. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Rani Kumari Thakur Jha, Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY 92 (5) 1032 - 1036 0378-3820 2011/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Carrier microencapsulation, CME. is a technique to form a thin layer of metal oxide or hydroxide on pyrite surface using a water soluble organic carrier combined with metal ions. The present study investigated the effect of CME using a tris-catecholato complex of Si(4+), Si(cat)(3)(2-) on pyrite-coal separation by dynamic bubble pick-up experiments and Hallimond tube flotation experiments using coal, pyrite. and a coal-pyrite mixture. The mineral samples were treated in 0-5 mol m(-3) Si(cat)(3)(2-) solutions at pH 4-9 at treatment times of 1-24 h. Dynamic bubble pick-up experiments showed that CME treatment converted the pyrite surface from hydrophobic to hydrophilic but did not affect coal's hydrophobic surface. The results of the Hallimond tube flotation experiments of a coal-pyrite mixture at pH 7-9 in the presence of kerosene as a collector showed that pyrite floatability was selectively suppressed after 1 h CME treatment with 0.5 mol (3) Si(cat)(3)(2-) while both coal and pyrite were floated without the treatment. Thus indicates that CME treatment is effective in suppressing pyrite floatability in coal-pyrite flotation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Mayumi Ito, Kouki Kashiwaya, Naohiro Sumiya, Hisatoshi Furuya, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING 97 (1-4) 92 - 95 0301-7516 2010/11 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Nickel metal hydride batteries of hybrid vehicles contain Co and rare earth elements in the anode and cathode activating agents as well as in the main electrode component, Ni. The cathode electrodes comprise a porous Ni plate (cathode substrate) with nickel hydroxide as the cathode activating agent and the anode electrodes consist of a hydrogen storage alloy powder as the anode activating agent on a metal mesh substrate. A direct smelting method has been used to recover Ni from waste batteries, but the Co and rare earth elements are difficult to extract by this conventional method. To recycle Co and rare earth elements, physical pretreatment is necessary to separate the anode and cathode compounds before smelting. This study investigated the separation of anode and cathode activating agents in the <0.075 mm fraction of crushed nickel metal hydride batteries using a cyclone and the anode activating agent was concentrated in the underflow product. After crushing the waste batteries a mixture of cathode and anode activating agents is recovered as fines, and a simple and fast size distribution measurement method for each activating agent is desirable to evaluate the physical separation results and improve the separation efficiency. The results show that further size classification of the <0.075 mm fraction is effective to concentrate the anode activating agent for cylindrical type batteries. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa, Emi Ishida, Koki Kawai, Tatsuru Takahashi, Naka Abe, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING 97 (1-4) 96 - 99 0301-7516 2010/11 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    A desktop type batch reverse jig and prototype bench scale continuous reverse jig were designed by installing a top screen to the chamber of the RETAC jig. Shredded plastics of polypropylene (specific density 0.91) and high density polyethylene (specific density 0.96) were used for the tests and operating conditions were investigated using a desktop type batch jig. Waveform and screen design affected the separation results. Wettability control of feed sample is also important and 100% separation was achieved for the top and bottom layer products. The prototype bench scale continuous jig could obtain a high grade product, 99% pure as a bottom product. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Kyoungkeun Yoo, Soo-kyung Kim, Jae-chun Lee, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    MINERALS ENGINEERING 23 (6) 471 - 477 0892-6875 2010/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The effect of chloride on chalcopyrite leaching has been investigated by performing batch leaching tests with three kinds of leaching solutions and using Hiroyoshi's model, which suggests that a zone of rapid leaching exists between the critical potential (E(c), equilibrium redox potential for the reduction of CuFeS(2) to Cu(2)S) and the oxidation potential (E(ox),, equilibrium redox potential for the oxidation of Cu(2)S). The results of the leaching tests show that the leaching rate in hydrochloric acid solution is the fastest and that the relationship between the Cu leaching rate and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) follows Hiroyoshi's model. Thermodynamic calculations indicate that, with an increase in the chloride concentration, the concentration of cuprous ions increases as the chlorocuprate(I) complex ions are formed and the contribution of cuprous ions to the critical potential is greater than that of cupric ions, even though the concentration of cuprous ions is lower than that of cupric ions. This fact suggests that the formation of chlorocuprate(I) ions in a chloride solution may improve the chalcopyrite leaching rate by increasing the critical potential. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Richard Diaz Alorro, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Hajime Kijitani, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW 31 (4) 201 - 213 0882-7508 2010 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The sorption of gold chloride ([image omitted]) from chloride solution on synthetic and natural magnetite powders was investigated by batch sorption experiments. The effects of different parameters on the recovery were studied. The results showed that Gold (Au) uptake by magnetite was influenced by pH, contact time, chloride concentration, and initial Au concentration. Gold uptake by synthetic and natural magnetite was maximum at pH 6-7 with sorption amounts of 4.4mol/g and 5.0mol/g, respectively, after 24hr at an initial Au concentration of 0.05mol/m3. The Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray and Back Scattering Electron analyses of the magnetite particles after treatment confirmed the presence of Au precipitates on the magnetite (Fe3O4) surface.
  • Kunihiro Hori, Masami Tsunekawa, Masatsune Ueda, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Hideaki Okada
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 50 (12) 2844 - 2847 1345-9678 2009/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The development of mechanical methods for plastic-plastic separation is important for recycling of scrapped plastics of office/home appliances and cars. This paper proposes a Hybrid-Jig as it new method for plastic-plastic separation. The Hybrid-Jig was developed based on jigging and flotation, where air bubbles are introduced into the particle bed during jigging to modify the apparent specific gravity of the particles by the attachment of air bubbles to the particles so that particles having different surface properties can be separated by jigging even if their specific gravities are similar. To demonstrate the performance of the Hybrid-Jig, a laboratory scale TACUB jig was modified to induce air bubbles through the screen under the particle bed. and separation experiments of plastic particle mixtures were carried out tinder various displacements and frequencies of water pulsation. Feed samples were particle mixtures of two plastics chosen from eight kinds of plastics (3 of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), 4 of polyethylene (PE), and 1 of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)). The particles were cylindrical of 2-3 mm length and diameter, and their specific gravities were 1.05-1.55. In normal jig operation (without air bubbles), plastic particles with similar specific gravities were difficult to separate, but they were easily separated by the Hybrid-Jig, when air bubbles adsorbed on the surface of the more hydrophobic plastics, and the plastic particles with air bubbles were recovered as top product due to the decrease in apparent specific gravity, Because the differences in the hydrophobicity of the plastics cause the selective bubble attachment, high grade plastic products over 99.9 mass% were recovered by the Hybrid-Jig even for plastic mixtures having the same specific gravity. [doi:10.2320/matertrans.M-M2009825]
  • Mayumi Ito, Kouki Kashiwaya, Naohiro Sumiya, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY 69 (2) 149 - 152 1383-5866 2009/09 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Nickel metal hydride batteries of hybrid vehicles contain rare metals such as Ni, Co, and rare-earth elements as electrode components. A direct smelting method has been used to recover Ni from waste batteries, but the Co and rare-earth elements are difficult to extract with this conventional method. To recycle Co and rare-earth elements, physical pretreatment is necessary to separate the anode and cathode compounds before smelting. This study investigated the magnetic separation of anode and cathode activating agents in the <0.075 mm fraction of crushed cylindrical and prismatic types batteries. In the cylindrical type anode activating agent concentrated in the non-magnetic product of the Davis tube tester, separated at low magnetic fields (0.1 T), while in the prismatic type anode activating agent concentrated in the magnetic product of high gradient magnetic separation. Microscope observations and results of the elemental analysis with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy showed that this separation behavior difference originates from differences in the cathode component manufacturing processes. An optimum physical treatment process using magnetic separation is proposed to recover the rare metal components. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Kunihiro Hori, Masami Tsunekawa, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING 92 (3-4) 103 - 108 0301-7516 2009/08 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Mechanical separation of different plastics should be established in planning and constructing a recycling plant for scrapped office and home appliances. The authors studied jig separation of small plastic particles (two types of burn-resistant polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)) using a TACUB jig. The size of the particles was 0.5-3 mm and the specific gravities of the two PEs and PVC were about 1.1, 1.3 and 1.4, respectively. The jig separation experiments were carried out under various water pulsations, at which the amplitude, frequency, and pattern of pulsation were varied. Based on the observation of separation progress and water pulsation, it was found that the upstream velocity of the pulsation is a very important factor to form high grade PE and PVC product layers with high efficiency. Moderate fluidization of particle bed caused high separation performance. High-grade PE and PVC products over 99.8% were recovered under pulsations of small frequency and amplitude. The optimum separation condition was determined easily by measuring the fluidity of the plastic beds in the separation chamber. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier B.V.
  • M. Ito, S. Owada, T. Nishimura, T. Ota
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING 92 (1-2) 7 - 14 0301-7516 2009/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Preferential breakage, where the boundary of mineral particles and coal substances are selectively broken up, is an effective comminution method for poor liberation coals such as middling coal subjected to jig treatment. A comparison of electrical disintegration (ED) product and roll crusher product of Nantun (China) clean coal was carried out in this study. Coal particles of 4 to 8 mm diameter with specific gravities of 1.35 to 1.45 were used as the feed and the crushed product was classified into 12 fractions by size and specific gravity and analyzed for ash and mineral content using a norm calculation method. The generation ratios of light clean coal and heavy waste fractions in the ED product were higher than in the roll crusher product and this indicates that ED improved the mineral liberation. The microscopic observations supported this. The norm calculation results showed that calcite, dolomite, and pyrite were concentrated in the heavy and fine fractions, a behavior that is different from that of kaolinite. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Richard Diaz Alorro, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    HYDROMETALLURGY 97 (1-2) 8 - 14 0304-386X 2009/06 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Molten fly ash (MFA), generated by the melting process of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) solid residues in Japan, contains considerable amounts of heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd. Therefore, MFA is classified as a hazardous waste and needs treatment for detoxification or recovery of heavy metals as secondary sources. Carrier-in-Pulp (CIP) method, which is similar in principle with the Carbon-in-Pulp technology for gold recovery from ores, was proposed to recover these heavy metals from molten fly ash. Unlike the traditional Carbon-in-Pulp process, the carrier or adsorbent in the Carrier-in-Pulp method is not only limited to carbon; other materials such as Fe powder can also be used. Moreover, other physical separation techniques such as magnetic separation can also be employed to harvest the carrier from the leach pulp. The present study, which can be regarded as a batch mode Carbon-in-Pulp process, investigated the application of the CIP technique to recover heavy metals from MSW molten fly ash containing 10.2 wt.% Zn, 2.78 wt.% Pb, 0.14 wt.% Cu, and 0.12 wt.% Cd. Granular activated carbon (GAC) was utilized as an adsorbent in batch adsorption tests and experiments involving the CIP method using NaCl as lixiviant. The effects of activated carbon dosage, pH, NaCl concentration, and treatment time were determined. Adsorption tests showed that the competition of metal ions present in a multi-component system suppressed the adsorption of Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd on GAC but the suppression can be minimized by increasing the GAC dosage. Around 90-100% of Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd were extracted from MFA at various conditions. At the optimum conditions (5 kmol m(-3) NaCl, 10 g GAC, pH 5-6, and 3 h treatment time), GAC recovered 57% Zn, 40% Pb, 90% Cu, and 54% Cd. The leaching test confirmed that the extraction of Pb from the CIP-treated residue was below the standard. thus, satisfying the land-filling guidelines in Japan. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Masami Tsunekawa, Yugo Honma, Kyoungkeun Yoo, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 50 (1) 171 - 176 1345-9678 2009/01 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    High grade limestone was obtained by removing trace impurities through reverse and carrier flotation techniques. A simple method for measuring the impurity content of limestone was developed by correlating the amount of impurities and the turbidity of suspensions of residue from limestone dissolved in 20% acetic acid. Impurity removal more than 50% with limestone recovery better than 85% was obtained under suitable conditions by both reverse flotation and carrier flotation using sodium oleate (NaOl) and dodecylammonium acetate (DAA) as collectors. Limestone containing more than 0.15 mass% impurity was used as the carrier. These results suggest that limestone treated by flotation can be used as high quality limestone in paper manufacturing. [doi:10.2320/matertrans.M-MRA2008839]
  • ITO Mayumi
    Journal of MMIJ 社団法人 資源・素材学会 124 (12) 865 - 870 1881-6118 2008/12/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    The rise in demand for coal due to growth in Asia is inducing coal price increases and it will be necessary to develop cleaning method for difficult-to-treat coal. High-efficiency power generation techniques are required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and it is necessary to reduce ash content of coal significantly before combustion. Advanced coal cleaning techniques can generate low ash coals and this paper reviews recent applications of low ash coal, recent developments in commercial scale and lab scale flotation, and research results of enhanced gravity separators and comminution.
  • Richard Diaz Alorro, Shinichi Mitani, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERALS ENGINEERING 21 (15) 1094 - 1101 0892-6875 2008/12 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Municipal solid waste (MSW) molten fly ash is classified as a hazardous waste because it contains considerable amount of heavy metals, which pose environmental concern due to their leaching potential in landfill environment. This study proposes carrier-in-pulp (CIP) method as a new hydrometallurgical route to extract and recover Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cd from molten fly ash before landfilling. In this method, a carrier material, which recovers the extracted metals, is added simultaneously with fly ash to a leaching solution and is harvested from the pulp by physical separation method, such as magnetic separation or sieving. To demonstrate the effect of the CIP method, shaking flask experiments were conducted under various conditions using NaCl solution, iron powder as carrier, and molten fly ash. More than 99 wt% Pb, Zn, and Cd, and 97 wt% Cu were extracted from the ash. However, only Pb and Cu were recovered (96.3 wt% Pb and 94.3 wt% Cu) by the iron powder through cementation, leaving behind Zn and Cd ions in the solution phase. The leaching test conducted on the treated fly ash residue revealed that the CIP method suppressed the solubilization of Pb to a value below the landfill disposal guideline. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Rani Kumari Thakur Jha, Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa
    MINERALS ENGINEERING 21 (12-14) 889 - 893 0892-6875 2008/11 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Pyrite (FeS2) is a common sulfide mineral associated with valuable metal minerals and coal, and it is rejected as a gangue mineral using physical separation techniques such as froth flotation and discharged into tailing pond. In the flotation, pyrite is frequently entrapped in the froth due to its hydrophobic nature. Formation of acid mine drainage due to the air-oxidation of pyrite in the tailing pond is also a serious problem. The authors have proposed carrier-microencapsulation (CME) as a method for suppressing both the floatability and oxidation of pyrite. In this method, pyrite is coated with a thin layer of metal oxide or hydroxide using catechol solution as a carrier combined with metal ions. The layer converts the pyrite surface from hydrophobic to hydrophilic and acts as a protective coating against oxidation. The present study demonstrates the effect of CME using Si-catechol complex to suppress the pyrite floatability: The bubble pick-up experiments showed that attachment of pyrite particles to air bubble is suppressed by the CME treatment at pH 4-10, Si-catechol complex concentration over 0.5 mol m(-3) and treatment time within 2 min. The Hallimond tube flotation experiments showed that the pyrite floatability is suppressed by the CME treatment even in the presence of typical flotation collectors such as kerosene and xanthate. SEM-EDX analysis confirmed that Si present on the pyrite surface treated by Sicatechol complex, implying that SiO2 or Si(OH4) layer formed by the CME treatment convert the pyrite surface hydrophobic to hydrophilic. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Mayurni Ito, Maiko Akatsuka, Yutaka Kuwayama, Kunihiro Hori, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 49 (10) 2371 - 2376 1345-9678 2008/10 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    This study investigated the effect of the addition of wetting agents on automobile shredded residue (ASR) wettability, and found that the surfactants diisooctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (AOT) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were effective to improve immersion of the ASR, due to their ability to reduce the solution surface tension and the contact angle of ASR. Urethane foam is a bulky compound in ASR and its immersion and wetting behavior showed similar changes as those of the ASR samples. With SDS the surface wettability of urethane was improved. The surfactant solutions were also effective in the detachment of the entrapped particles from the agglomerate of entangling fiber like materials. The effects of the surfactant concentrations on ASR wettability and the amount of detached particles are described. [doi: 10.2320/matertrans.M-MRA2008824]
  • TSUNEKAWA Masami, HIROYOSHI Naoki, ITO Mayumi, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi
    Journal of JSEE 公益社団法人 日本工学教育協会 56 (5) 111 - 114 1341-2167 2008/09/20 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    Hokkaido University holds first year student seminars for promoting student ability in communication, presentation, design, and creativity. The authors have held this seminar to students of all faculties, where the research topics were determined by the students themselves from the phenomena or questions relating to children′s games such as playing in the sand and blowing soap bubbles. Then, they planned experimental procedures, discussed, summarized, and presented the results with minimal advice from teachers. After the student presentations the teachers introduced the techniques and equip...
  • Masami Tsunekawa, Yuta Sasaki, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Mayumi Ito, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Kyoung Keun Yoo
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 49 (9) 2119 - 2123 1345-9678 2008/09 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is a good solvent for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and it has been proposed for use in PVC recycling. In the recycling process, fine particles of 3PbO.PbSO4.H2(O), used as a thermal stabilizer in PVC products, are dispersed and not dissolved in the solvent. To establish methods for removing of 3PbO.PbSO4.H2O particles from the solvent, factors affecting the dispersion-flocculation behavior of the particles in MEK were investigated. The zeta potential and particle distribution of 3PbO.PbSO4.H2O particles in MEK solutions containing known amounts of H2O were measured. Above 5 vol%H2O in MEK solutions, the zeta potential of 3PbO.PbSO4.H2O particles approached zero and the flocculation of particles was achieved. In addition, it was found that Pb2+ and Cl- affect the zeta potential of the particles. These results indicate that the dispersion-flocculation behavior of lead particles can be influenced by the concentration of H2O, Ph2+, and Cl- in MEK. [doi: 10.2320/matertrans.M-MRA2008822]
  • Mayumi Ito, Masami Tsunekawa, Eiji Yamaguchi, Kengo Sekimura, Kouki Kashiwaya, Kunihiro Hori, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING 87 (3-4) 100 - 105 0301-7516 2008/07 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust and nodule ores from seamount areas contain volcanic and sedimentary rocks as substrate or nuclei. During mining operations, these rocks should be separated as unfavorable waste rocks with the ferromanganese minerals. The cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust and nodule ores require mineral processing to remove the substrate/nuclei rock before the smelting. Deep-sea manganese nodule ores in contrast contain vanishingly small rocks, and can be directly treated with a metallurgical process without mineral processing treatment. This study is a physical and chemical description of the ores for the purpose of mineral processing, and reports estimates of the degree of liberation in a coarse crushed product of ores and its gravity separation results. From the obtained results a process flow-sheet for the beneficiation of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust and nodules is proposed. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Hideyuki Okamoto
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING 83 (3-4) 116 - 124 0301-7516 2007/09 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The oxidation of pyrite causes the formation of acid mine drainage polluted by heavy metals. This paper proposes carrier-microencapsulation (CME) for preventing pyrite oxidation. In CME, an organic agent is used as an in-situ carrier for transporting Ti from Ti minerals to the pyrite surface through an aqueous phase. Then, the organic carrier is decomposed and Ti(OH)(4) or TiO2 film is formed on the pyrite surface as a protective coating against oxidation. To demonstrate the effect of CME on pyrite oxidation, shaking-flask leaching experiments of ground pyrite were performed at 298 K in air for 25 days, with or without anatase (TiO2) and catechol (1,24hydroxybenzene) as the organic carrier. The amounts of Fe and S extracted from the pyrite were lower with TiO2 and catechol than without TiO2 or catechol, indicating that CME using TiO2 and catechol is effective in suppressing pyrite oxidation. When TiO2 and catechol coexist, the Ti concentration in the solution phase increased initially and then decreased. SEM-EDX analysis of the CME-treated pyrite showed that Ti and 0 are present on the pyrite surface. Cyclic voltammogram of catechol showed that catechol was oxidized on pyrite electrode. These results indicate that Ti is extracted from TiO2 by catechol as a Ti-catechol complex and that the complex is adsorbed and oxidized on pyrite to form a Ti (OH)(4) or TiO2 coating suppressing pyrite oxidation. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Jacqueline Satur, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Hideyuki Okamoto
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING 83 (3-4) 116 - 124 0301-7516 2007/09 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    The oxidation of pyrite causes the formation of acid mine drainage polluted by heavy metals. This paper proposes carrier-microencapsulation (CME) for preventing pyrite oxidation. In CME, an organic agent is used as an in-situ carrier for transporting Ti from Ti minerals to the pyrite surface through an aqueous phase. Then, the organic carrier is decomposed and Ti(OH)(4) or TiO2 film is formed on the pyrite surface as a protective coating against oxidation. To demonstrate the effect of CME on pyrite oxidation, shaking-flask leaching experiments of ground pyrite were performed at 298 K in air for 25 days, with or without anatase (TiO2) and catechol (1,24hydroxybenzene) as the organic carrier. The amounts of Fe and S extracted from the pyrite were lower with TiO2 and catechol than without TiO2 or catechol, indicating that CME using TiO2 and catechol is effective in suppressing pyrite oxidation. When TiO2 and catechol coexist, the Ti concentration in the solution phase increased initially and then decreased. SEM-EDX analysis of the CME-treated pyrite showed that Ti and 0 are present on the pyrite surface. Cyclic voltammogram of catechol showed that catechol was oxidized on pyrite electrode. These results indicate that Ti is extracted from TiO2 by catechol as a Ti-catechol complex and that the complex is adsorbed and oxidized on pyrite to form a Ti (OH)(4) or TiO2 coating suppressing pyrite oxidation. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
  • Masami Tsunekawa, Mayumi Ito, Hisatoshi Furuya, Naoki Hiroyoshi
    MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS 48 (5) 1089 - 1094 1345-9678 2007/05 [Refereed][Not invited]
     
    A recovery method for electrode compounds from waste nickel metal hydride batteries by physical separation using sizing and distance-variable magnetic separation was investigated. The electrodes are formed by bonding substances of substrate and fine activating agents. Fine particle separation causes increasing costs and decreasing separation efficiency, suggesting a treatment flow where the separation of the anodic compounds from the cathodic compounds is carried out first and then each compound is crushed again for the liberation of activating agents and substrate. There is no suitable magnetic separation equipment to separate ferromagnetic substances using the magnetic property differences in the substrate components and special equipment to achieve this was developed. Using this newly developed equipment resulted in good separation.
  • ITO Mayumi, TSUNEKAWA Masami
    Shigen-to-Sozai 社団法人 資源・素材学会 122 (4/5) 142 - 149 0916-1740 2006/05/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    As the earth has a finite amount of resources, resource-saving is important to maintain an affluent life. In Japan various types of Recycling Laws were implemented to promote a recycling-oriented society, and packaging materials, home appliance, automobile and personal computer are collected and treated for recycling. Waste plastics are utilized for substitute for blast furnace coke or fuel and also they are recycled as plastic materials. Developing advanced separation techniques which can treat the waste plastics at low cost and get high grade plastics are required to recycle the plastics ...
  • TSUNEKAWA Masami, HORI Kunihiro, HIROYOSHI Naoki, ITO Mayumi
    Shigen-to-Sozai 社団法人 資源・素材学会 121 (10/11) 467 - 473 0916-1740 2005/11/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    Gravity separation is one of the ancient technologies for mineral processing and is still in widespread use. In recent years, many kinds of machinery for wet gravity separation have been developed and applied to process fine particles and solid waste.<BR>The authors have reviewed newly developed machineries, in addition to the principle of wet gravity separation and conventional machineries. Most of them are conducted in gravitational fields or films of flowing water. The former harnesses the settling behavior of particles in water and the later the movement of particles in films of flowi...
  • OWADA Shuji, ITO Mayumi, NARAKI Ken, TAKEDA Kuniyoshi, KUROKAWA Kazushige, OHMIYA Takayuki
    Shigen-to-Sozai 社団法人 資源・素材学会 121 (1) 28 - 33 0916-1740 2005/01/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    This paper describes a new liberation model considering preferential breakage at phase boundaries to make a predicted degree of liberation to be feasible. This model is a modification of the Wiegel model, which is one of the most popular and widely acceptable models, introducing an index of "Preferential Breakage Probability, e" at phase boundaries. Concept, structure, simulation results, and validation of the model were shown in this paper, including the results of applicability for various kinds of natural and synthetic composite materials. This index of "Preferential Breakage Probabili...
  • Masami Tsunekawa, Kyoungkeun Yoo, Naoki Hiroyoshi, Mayumi Ito
    Resources Processing 52 (1) 32 - 38 1349-9262 2005 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    Industrial systems and daily life in Japan are shifting to a society based on recycling to reduce energy and resource consumption. To establish a society based on recycling urban resource recovery centers (mines) are important as places to reduce waste volumes, reusing and recycling valuable materials with application of mineral processing technology. The authors have reviewed applications of mineral processing in urban mines, and recent developments in common separation methods, magnetic separation, gravity separation, flotation, and agglomeration in liquid. © 2005, The Resources Processing Society of Japan. All rights reserved.
  • 伊藤 真由美, 大和田 秀二
    粉体と工業 粉体と工業社 35 (5) 40 - 52 0287-6280 2003/05 [Not refereed][Not invited]
  • 伊藤真由美, 大和田秀二
    粉体と工業 粉体と工業社 35 (5) 40 - 52 0287-6280 2003/05/01 [Not refereed][Not invited]
  • ITO Mayumi, TSUNEKAWA Masami, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi, HIROYOSHI Naoki, YAMADA Ryuichi, YUKAWA Kentaro
    Shigen-to-Sozai 社団法人 資源・素材学会 117 (12) 961 - 966 0916-1740 2001/12/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    The effects of inhibitors to iron-oxidizing bacteria (Thiobacillus ferrooxidans) on the dissolution of iron species from high sulfur coal refuse (5.75 db% S) were studied in acidic solutions with the bacteria, using sodium lauryl sulfate (SDS) and tannic acid as inhibitors. Flotation experiments of high sulfur coal (4.27 dafb% S) in leachates from the refuse were conducted to remove sulfur.<BR>Compared with tannic acid, SDS inhibited the iron-oxidizing activity of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans more and dissolution of pyrite in high sulfur coal refuse, but SDS did not prevent dissolution of solu...
  • ITO Mayumi, TSUNEKAWA Masami, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi, HIROYOSHI Naoki, YUKAWA Kentaro
    Shigen-to-Sozai 社団法人 資源・素材学会 115 (10) 737 - 742 0916-1740 1999/10/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    Flotation behavior of coal and pyrite was investigated by bubble pick-up tests and Hallimond tube flotation. Flotation recovery of coal and pyrite was high in the acidic region and decreased with increasing pH. In solutions containing iron species the recovery of pyrite decreased drastically at pHs where iron hydroxide was precipitated, but coal flotation was not influenced. Zeta potentials of pyrite and iron hydroxide precipitates were measured under various conditions and the formed precipitates were characterized by XRD, FTIR, and settling velocity measurements. The precipitates formed a...
  • TSUNEKAWA Masami, KON Yukitada, ITO Mayumi, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi, HIROYOSHI Naoki
    Shigen-to-Sozai 社団法人 資源・素材学会 114 (6) 421 - 425 0916-1740 1998/06/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
     
    The authors have developed a new method to evaluate coal flotation behavior. The liberation degree of mineral matter in feed and the ultimate ash content of froth product can be estimated using this method. Modified release analysis and oil agglomeration tests were carried out using different feed size of coal. The results were plotted on combustible recovery vs. ash content of clean coal curves and on combustible (or mineral matter) recovery vs. yield curves. Graphic analysis of these curves is proposed to give the ultimate ash content of coal concentrate obtained under ideal conditions an...
  • HIROYOSHI Naoki, ITO Mayumi, TSUNEKAWA Masami, HIRAJIMA Tsuyoshi
    Journal of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan 資源・素材学会 112 (3) 171 - 175 0916-1740 1996/03/25 [Not refereed][Not invited]
  • Hiroyoshi N, Nakamura T, Tsunekawa M, Hirajima T, Ito M
    Journal of Mineral and Mateial Processing Institute of Japan 資源・素材学会 111 (13) 943 - 948 0916-1740 1995 [Refereed][Not invited]

MISC

Books etc

  • プラスチックのケミカルリサイクル技術
    監修 吉岡敏明 (Contributor第III編 湿式法 <選別> 比重選別および浮遊選別)
    シーエムシー出版 2021/09
  • バリューチェーンと単位操作から見たリサイクル
    化学工学会, 環境部会リサイクル分科会著 (Contributor第2章技術編 2.1.2物理選別)
    三恵社 2020/12
  • 海底鉱物資源の産業利用
    伊藤 真由美 (Contributor96-112)
    シーエムシー出版,東京 2013

Association Memberships

  • THE JAPAN INSTITUTE OF ENERGY   JAPAN SOCIETY OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT   THE RESOURCES PROCESSING SOCIETY OF JAPAN   THE MINING AND MATERIALS PROCESSING INSTITUTE OF JAPAN   

Research Projects

  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2023/04 -2026/03 
    Author : 中山 翔太, 伊藤 真由美, 山崎 淳平, 江口 哲史, 内田 義崇
  • 銅精鉱の安定供給に向けた難処理銅鉱石のカスタマイズ処理条件を提示するプロトコ ールの策定
    (独)石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構:金属資源の生産技術に関する基礎研究
    Date (from‐to) : 2022/06 -2023/03 
    Author : 伊藤真由美, パク イルファン
  • 銅亜鉛分離浮選における亜鉛鉱物抑制機構の解明のための基礎研究」/閃亜鉛鉱の浮遊性に及ぼす各種因子の影響把握と,閃亜鉛鉱と銅鉱物の浮選速度差の増大のための手法の開発
    (独)石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構:金属資源の生産技術に関する基礎研究
    Date (from‐to) : 2021/06 -2022/03 
    Author : 伊藤真由美, パク イルファン
  • ザンビア鉱山地区における鉛汚染環境および鉛中毒対策としてのリスクベースアプローチの実践と効果検証
    JST:Axis
    Date (from‐to) : 2020/04 -2022/03 
    Author : 研究代表者, 石塚真由美
  • ザンビアにおける鉛汚染のメカニズムの解明と健康・経済リスク評価手法および予防・修復技術の開発
    JICA-JST:SATREPS
    Date (from‐to) : 2015/06 -2022/03 
    Author : 研究代表者, 石塚真由美
  • 銅亜鉛分離浮選における亜鉛鉱物抑制機構の解明のための基礎研究」/閃亜鉛鉱の浮遊性に及ぼす各種因子の影響把握と,閃亜鉛鉱と銅鉱物の浮選速度差の増大のための手法の開発
    (独)石油天然ガス・金属鉱物資源機構:金属資源の生産技術に関する基礎研究
    Date (from‐to) : 2020/06 -2021/03 
    Author : 伊藤真由美
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2017/04 -2020/03 
    Author : Hiroyoshi Naoki
     
    Carrier micro-encapsulation (CME) was studied as a new method to suppress oxidative dissolution of pyrite, causing the formation of acid mine drainage. A novel technique of CME using Fe or Al ions, which are easy to be obtained at mine site, was proposed and its suppressive effects on pyrite dissolution was confirmed based on electrochemical studies and surface analysis. When Ti and Fe-catecholate complexes coexisted, a high acid resistant protective coating was formed on pyrite surface, and it suppressed cathodic reduction of oxygen on the mineral surface and pyrite oxidation.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2011/04 -2014/03 
    Author : HIROYOSHI Naoki, ITO Mayumi, FUKUSHIMA Masami
     
    A new method to recover precious metals like gold and platinum group metals selectively from the solutions containing common metal ions. Reduction potential of the precious metal ions are high and they are reduced and precipitated on magnetite surface, but reduction potential of common metals like copper and zinc are lower than that of magnetite and they are not reduced on magnetite surface. Magnetic separation can be used to recover precious metal loaded magnetite from the suspension of precious metal ores and scraps. It was confirmed that slag magnetite (a magnetic portion of crushed copper converter slag) can be used to recover precious metals.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2010 -2012 
    Author : KANEKO Katsuhiko, KAWASAKI Satoru, NARA Yoshitaka, ITO Mayumi, MUKUNOKI Toshifumi, HIROYOSHI Naoki, SAKAGUCHI Kiyotoshi, HARADA Syusaku
     
    A series of experimental studies on the sealability of fracture has been performed and its application to geotechnical engineering has been discussed. Firstly, analyzing the influence of environments on the sub-critical crack growth in rock, the mechanism of crack growth has been clarified. Secondarily, the self-sealing process of fracture in the rocklike material in water was investigated and the mechanism of self-sealing was clarified. Thirdly, the process of fracture propagation was analyzed numerically and a design method to control fracture propagation, i.e., crack orientation and so on. From these results, a method to estimate the long-term strength of rock has been proposed. Furthermore it is pointed out that the strength of rock can be controlled by controlling the environmental condition.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2011 -2011 
    Author : ITO Mayumi, HIROYOSHI Naoki
     
    Industrial systems and daily life in Japan are shifting to a society based on recycling to reduce energy and resource consumption and efficient separation technology of valuable component from used products is important. The authors have developed the RETAC jig (a modified TACUB jig) and the RETAC jig can separate relatively low density particles such as plastics. To further improve the separation ability, a hybrid jig (a RETAC jig with an air bubbler under the particle bed), which can separate plastics having similar specific gravities by the differences in the wettabilities of the particles was developed. Surface modification of plastics with similar wettability enabling separation in the hybrid jig and precise control of the wettability of plastic surfaces are investigated. Effect of bubble size on apparent density of particles was also investigated and recovery system of floating and suspending particles was developed.
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(若手研究(B))
    Date (from‐to) : 2008 -2010 
    Author : Mayumi ITO
     
    Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust/nodules are unused resources where the commercial potential will depend on trends in mining and treatment costs of onshore mines. In this study physical separation methods to concentrate valuable components from the substrate rocks were investigated. Liberation ratios of crushed products were measured and separation of fine fraction was carried out using RETAC jig and advanced jig. Treatment flow chart of cobalt-rich ferromanganese crust/nodules was proposed.
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
    Date (from‐to) : 2008 -2010 
    Author : Naoki HIROYOSHI, Masami TSUNEKAWA, Mayumi ITO, Toshifumi IGARASHI, Masami FUKUSHIMA
     
    Pyrite associated with coal generates SOx causing acid rain during coal combustion. In coal preparation, pyrite is rejected as a gangue mineral using the physical separation technique such as froth flotation and wasted into tailing pond. In the froth flotation, pyrite is frequently entrapped in froth together with valuable mineral due to its hydrophobic nature. Formation of acid mine drainage due to the air-oxidation of pyrite in tailing pond is also a serious problem. In the present study, carrier-microencapsulation (CME) is proposed to suppress both the floatability and oxidation of pyrit...
  • 文部科学省:科学研究費補助金(挑戦的萌芽研究)
    Date (from‐to) : 2009 -2009 
    Author : 恒川 昌美, 廣吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美
     
    研究代表者および分担者らの研究室で開発した網下気室型湿式比重選別機(TACUB JIG)をベースにして,より選別効率の高い比重選別機の開発に取り組み,以下に述べる3タイプの新しい比重選別機を開発した。1)TACUB JIGのフィード部および産物回収部に改良を加え,さらに制御法を工夫して,廃棄物の資源化・リサイクルに適した比重選別機(RETAC JIG)を開発し,種々のプラスチックを素材別に選別することを可能にした。2)このRETAC JIGをベースにして,比重差が無くても濡れ性に差があれば比重選別できるHybrid JIGを開発した。この選別機では,気泡を導入して,より疎水性の粒子表面に微細気泡を選択的に付着させることで,その見かけ比重を小さくして,物質間に見かけ比重差を生じさせて,比重分離する。このJIGにより,比重の同じプラスチックの相互選別が可能になった。3)水より軽い物質相互を分離するため,RETAC JIGの選別槽上部に天網を設置し,この天網の下にフィードして上下に脈動を与えることで,天網下部に比重別に産物を成層させて選別できるREVERSE JIGを開発した。4)上述の新たに開発した3タイプの比重選別機をあわせてAdvanced JIGと総称し,本Advanced JIGを組み合わせることで廃家電リサイクルプラントから排出されるプラスチックを素材別に選別して,マテ...
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(A))
    Date (from‐to) : 2007 -2009 
    Author : Katsuhiko KANEKO, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Toshifumi IGARASHI, Tsutomu SATO, Sumihiko MURATA, Satoru KAWASAKI, Mayumi ITO
     
    A series of experimental studies for the micro-restructuring of rocklike materials has been carried out. Various techniques to improve the physical properties of rocklike materials by reconstructing their microstructures have been developed, i.e., a method to change the rock strength by controlling of micro-cracking, a grout technique using microorganisms, a sealing technique using mineral separation from the ground water and so on.
  • 文部科学省:科学研究費補助金(若手研究(B))
    Date (from‐to) : 2005 -2007 
    Author : 伊藤 真由美
     
    現在,日本で行われている重金属汚染土の物理洗浄法(物理選別)は,欧米方式をそのまま採用しているが,この方法では重金属微粒子と土微粒子の物理選別ができないため,微粒群は全量,最終処分対象となり,微粒土の割合が欧米に比べて高い日本では,最終処分する微粒土が多量に発生するという問題が生じている。そこで本研究では,限られた形態の重金属しか除去できなかった既存の処理法に化学的前処理を融合させ,重金属の存在形態の転換を図ることで各種形態の重金属の物理選別を可能にする土壌処理プロセスを考案し,検討している。具体的には1)環境中で容易に分解する錯体を用いて重金属を可溶化し,2)可溶化した重金属を媒体表面にセメンテーションの原理を利用して選択濃縮し,3)この重金属が濃縮した媒体を物理選別で精度よく分離・除去する方法の開発を目的としている。本年度は最終年度である。初年度は「模擬試料を用いた各工程の個別試験」を行い,2年度は「実汚染土壌を用いた処理試験」を行なった。最終年度(本年度)は,実汚染土壌の処理に際しての処理条件の最適化および処理を阻害する因子の検討を行い,考案した処理手法の有用性を確かめることができた。以上のように,おおよそ研究実施計画通りに研究を順調に進めることができた。
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
    Date (from‐to) : 2005 -2007 
    Author : Naoki HIROYOSHI, 恒川 昌美, 米田 哲朗, 伊藤 真由美
     
    Heap-leaching has become important in copper production: over 20% of copper in the world is now produced at open pit mines of porphyry copper deposits through this method. In this method, copper in low-grade oxide and secondary sulfide ores is extracted into sulfuric acid solutions, and the extracted copper is recovered by solvent-extraction and electro-winning methods. However, the leaching rate of chalcopyrite (CuFeS_2), a major copper mineral in the deepest parts of the deposits, is very slow, and the development of advanced heap-leaching methods for this mineral is an object for copper ...
  • 文部科学省:科学研究費補助金(萌芽研究)
    Date (from‐to) : 2005 -2007 
    Author : 恒川 昌美, 柳 庚槿, 廣吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美, 米田 哲朗, 吉田 豊
     
    循環型社会を構築していくうえで鍵を握るのは,都市域における廃棄物の資源化・リサイクル技術および環境保全技術の開発である。我々は,廃自動車や廃家電・OA機器類の資源化技術を開発してきている。この開発過程で,現状の処理プロセスでは解砕・破砕が主として減容化を目的に行われているため,その後の有価物選別・回収の段階で低い選別精度,回収率にとどまること,解砕・破砕時に発生するシュレッダーダストの軽比重物(例えばウレタンなど)に絡み込んでいる有価物が十分に回収できないことを見出した。そこで種々の有機・無機複合廃棄物を効率的に資源化・リサイクルする立場から,解砕・破砕,選別を合理的に行うための要素技術の開発研究に取り組んだ。最終年度にあたる19年度は,下記のような検討を行い,有用な知見を得た。1)二つの使用済み自動車のシュレーダーダストを対象に,破砕後に種々の風力分級をして,産物について化学分析,灰分測定,組成解析などを行った。その結果,サーマルリサイクルに適した,ウレタンなどの可燃分からなる産物を回収できるプロセスの条件を明らかにした。2)ウレタン類に鉄・銅・アルミニウムなどの金属類,繊維などが絡まっている場合は,ある種の界面活性剤溶液に浸漬することで,有価金属類を分離回収できることを見出した。3)17〜19年度の成果を踏まえ,各種有機・無機複合廃棄物に対する適切な破砕・解砕法と有価物回...
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(A))
    Date (from‐to) : 2004 -2007 
    Author : Masami TSUNEKAWA, 廣吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美, 米田 哲朗, 名和 豊春, 平島 剛
     
    Industrial systems and daily life in Japan are shifting to become recycling-based to reduce energy and resource consumption. To establish a society based on recycling, urban resource recovery centers (urban mines) are important as places to reduce waste volumes, reusing and recycling valuable materials with application of mineral processing technology. The authors have studied advanced mineral processing technology for urban mines, and have developed new processes as described below. Based on these results, the creation of a holonic path in a sustainable society is discussed and proposed.1)...
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(基盤研究(B))
    Date (from‐to) : 2005 -2006 
    Author : 田中 信壽, Toshihiko MATSUTO, 東條 安匡, 恒川 昌美, 広吉 直樹, 伊藤 真由美, 角田 芳忠
     
    In this study, sixteen kinds of char obtained from various sources including industrial waste were used for experiments. In order to use char as fuel, chlorine level should be reduced to avoid corrosion. Chlorine in char derived from MSW was characterized in terms of solubility. CO2 bubbling could reduce chorine to acceptable level for cement kiln use. Pulverization was proven to be ineffective in the dissolution of non water-soluble chlorine.Ash content is another fraction which should be lowered for fuel use of char. Ash rich fraction (r<125 um) was subjected to float-sink separation, fro...
  • 文部科学省:科学研究費補助金(萌芽研究)
    Date (from‐to) : 2005 -2006 
    Author : 廣吉 直樹, 恒川 昌美, 伊藤 真由美
     
    本研究では,鉱山酸性汚濁水の発生を防止する新しい方法としてキャリアマイクロエンカプセレーション(Carrier Micro Encapsulation, CME)を提案する.本法では,地殻中に存在するTiO_2などの鉱物中のTiを有機キャリアで水に可溶化して,汚染源となる黄鉄鉱FeS_2などの表面に吸着させた後,キャリアを分解して化学的に安定なTiO_2薄膜で汚染源を被覆し,水や空気から遮蔽する.昨年度の結果に基づき,Tiとの錯体形成能力や酸化分解性に優れたカテコール(1,2-dihydroxybenzene, C_6H_4(OH)_2)をキャリアとして選択し,黄鉄鉱粉末(粒子径53〜75μm)の溶解に対するCMEの効果を振盪フラスコ法によるモデル実験で調べた.実験は天然Ti鉱物の代替物として試薬アナターゼ(TiO_2)5kg/Lを用いて,黄鉄鉱-溶液比0.6kg/L,温度25℃,大気下で行った。CMEを施した実験(カテコールとTiO_2を添加した実験)では,黄鉄鉱表面にTiO_2あるいはTi(OH)_2の被膜が形成され、対照実験(カテコールとTiO_2の双方あるいは一方を添加しなかった実験)に比べて黄鉄鉱の溶解量(硫酸とFeの溶出量)が少なくなり,pHの低下が緩和された.黄鉄鉱溶解に対するCMEの抑制作用は,カテコール添加濃度0.01kmol m^<-3>以上,pH4〜7の...

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