A comprehensive utilization process for kaolin
tailings. The process comprises: scrubbing kaolin
tailings; enabling the scrubbed kaolin
slurry to pass through a 5 mm linear screen, using +5 mm waste stone as aggregate, classifying the -5 mm fraction into the 2-5 mm fraction, the 0.1-2 mm fraction and the -0.1 mm fraction;
grinding the 2-5 mm fraction and then performing classification, returning the +0.6 mm fraction for re-
grinding, classifying the -0.6 mm fraction to remove the -0.045 mm slimes, performing
magnetic separation on the 0.045-0.6 mm fraction to obtain
magnetic separation concentrate, performing 1-2 stages of high-intensity
magnetic separation on the magnetic separation concentrate to obtain high-intensity magnetic concentrate, performing heating and
reagent-assisted scrubbing on the high-intensity magnetic concentrate, and then washing to remove residual
reagent and slimes to obtain first-grade photovoltaic glass sand and classified fine sand; classifying the 0.1-2 mm fraction,
grinding and sieving the +0.6 mm fraction until the faction is ground to -0.6 mm, performing
gravity separation on the -0.6 mm fraction by means of a spiral chute to obtain
heavy mineral and light mineral, performing 2-3 stages of magnetic separation on the light mineral to obtain magnetic concentrate and then performing flotation to obtain
mica, classifying products in a flotation
cell and desliming, classifying the -0.1 mm fraction as fine sand, performing heating and
reagent-assisted scrubbing on the 0.1-0.6 mm fraction, and then washing to remove residual reagent and slime to obtain second-grade photovoltaic glass sand. The process achieves higher product yield and superior product quality indicators.