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Study on Addition of Surfactants Agents to Improve the Behavior of High Water Content Sediment for Rare Earth Mining in Deep Sea

Sasaoka Takashi, Hamanaka Akihiro, Funatsu Takahiro, Shimada Hideki, Takahashi Keisuke

Inżynieria Mineralna

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2020

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no. 1, vol. 2

183--188

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Importance of rare mineral metal resources is increasing currently. Therefore, the rare earth elements rich mud which exist on the deep-sea floor has the potential to be developed to fulfill their demand. As one of the effective mining method, a suction mining method is expected to apply to seabed mining. The seabed sediment containing rare earth element shows the very high water content, more than 100%. And the sediment movement during the suction is greatly affected by the water content (WC) and liquid limit (WL) of the material. Therefore, it is important to modify the liquid limit by adding a chemical agent to control the behavior of sediment. We selected eight different surfactants which can be divided into three types. They are dispersant type, water retention type, and thickener type. We carried out a liquid limit test and viscosity measurement of the sediment mixed with the agents. It is found that the water-absorbing polymer and the hydroxyethyl cellulose increase the liquid limit and viscosity. Whereas, the alkyl ammonium salt surfactant and the alkyl ammonium salt, alkyl aryl sulfonate blend decrease the liquid limit and viscosity. It is possible to control sediment behavior by adding suitable surfactants.

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Złoża metali rzadkich są bardzo ważne a ich istotność wzrasta w ostatnich latach. Zatem, dno morskie, które zawiera duże ilości tego typu pierwiastków posiada potencjał do zaspokojenia potrzeb w tym zakresie. Jako jedną z efektywnych metod górniczych w tym aspekcie należy traktować ssanie. Osad denny z dna morskiego, który zawiera pierwiastki ziem rzadkich wykazuje bardzo dużą zawartość wody. Ruch osadu podczas ssania jest uzależniony w dużym stopniu od zawartości wody (WC) oraz krytycznego limitu cieczy (WL) materiału. Zatem, ważnym jest aby zmodyfikować limit cieczy poprzez dodatek odczynnika chemicznego w celu kontrolowania zachowania się osadu. Wybrano osiem różnych odczynników powierzchniowych, które mogą być podzielona na trzy typy. Są to odczynniki typu dyspergującego, typu retencji wody oraz typu zagęszczającego. Przeprowadzono test limitu cieczy i pomiaru lepkości osadu wymieszanego z odczynnikami. Stwierdzono, że polimer absorbujący wodę oraz hydroksyetyloceluloza zwiększają limit cieczy oraz lepkość. Z kolei, sól amoniowo-alkilowa oraz blenda alkiloarylosulfonianowa zmniejszają te wielkości. Możliwa jest kontrola zachowania się osadu poprzez dodatek odpowiednich odczynników powierzchniowych.

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Environment protection policy and monitoring systems for polymetallic nodules exploitation

Abramowski T.

New Trends in Production Engineering

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2018

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Vol. 1, Iss. 1

523--529

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The paper presents the analysis of ongoing implementation of environmental protection policies into deep seabed mining projects of Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, (CCZ). Short introduction to the current environmental regime in the Area under UNCLOS jurisdiction is presented and potential impact of deep seabed mining is discussed. Selected results of efforts to minimize the impact on the marine environment and environmental baseline studies are described.

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Experimental verification of the concept of the use of controlled pyrotechnic reaction as a source of energy as a part of the transport system from the seabed

Filipek W., Broda K.

Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie

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2017

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nr 49 (121)

77—83

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In this article the authors discuss the concept of using pyrotechnical materials for transportation in deep sea environment. The use of pyrotechnical materials in underwater transportation involves their use as a source of energy (needed, for instance, in emptying the ballast tank). The authors presented the experimental verification of the usefulness of pyrotechnical materials in transporting from great depth. In the experiments, a modified composition black powder was used as source of energy. In the research the authors focused on two methods of controlling the pyrotechnical reaction effects, i.e., mechanical suppression of the blast, so as to reduce its negative effect on the housing of the transporter, and control of the pyrotechnical reaction itself. The obtained results confirm the possibility of using pyrotechnical materials in transportation of deposits from considerable depth.

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Theoretical foundations of the implementation of controlled pyrotechnical reactions as an energy source for transportation from the sea bed

Filipek W., Broda K.

Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie

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2016

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nr 48 (120)

117--124

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The depletion of inland deposits of natural resources and the increasing demand for some raw materials have resulted in the growing interest in deep sea exploitation of natural deposits. This gives an impulse to the mounting research and development of methods of exploitation of natural deposits from the sea and ocean floors, which are not limited to petrol and gas. The main area of difficulty in opencast mining methods conducted at considerable depths is the transportation process from the sea floor to the surface. The methods employed so far, such as continuous line bucket (CLB), hydraulic pumping (HP) and air-lift pumping (ALP), have both advantages and disadvantages. The most salient problem is their considerable energy consumption resulting in great costs, hence the need for the development of less expensive methods. The authors have suggested a new method, involving the use of pyrotechnical materials as a source of energy in the transportation from the sea floor and have presented its theoretical grounding. Special emphasis has been placed on determining the depth to which the method can be applied and the energy needed in transportation in relation to the density of the transported substance (output).