To address issues such as land occupation and environmental hazards caused by stockpiling residues that are left after vanadium extraction from stone-like coal in the Western Hunan, a resource utilization scheme involving deep separation of carbon and ash was proposed. Firstly, coarse-grained minerals with ash content more than 94% were obtained by sieving, and the fine-grained undersize minerals were then subjected to flotation. A closed-circuit flotation test produced a concentrate with fixed carbon content of 32.86% and a higher heating value of 9 832 kJ/kg, which could meet the calorific requirement for the coal added in boilers. The recovery of combustible matter was 73.50%, while the obtained tailings had an ash content of 96.14%, with a yield of 78.42%, and the loss on ignition was 4.98%. The toxicity test confirmed that hazardous components in the high-ash tailings did not exceed limits. Based on preliminary economic estimates, it is concluded that this technical approach is economically feasible.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |