Wireless sensor network is defined as wireless network of sensor nodes in which Routing technique is one of the most challenging issues. One of the major issues in WSNs is the limited battery power of the network sensor nodes. The battery power plays an important role in increasing the lifetime of the nodes. In WSN, routing among various routing technique, energy consumption is one of the most ...

More than 80% of the world’s production of zinc from its concentrate is obtained by the roastleach-electrowin hydrometallurgical process. In the roast-leach process, very pure zinc sulphate solution must be prepared for zinc electrowinning, therefore, the purification process is one of the most important unit processes in zinc hydrometallurgy. The conventional methods for the zinc solution puri...

The extraction behavior of Cu(II) ions from a real sulfate liquor obtained from the heap leaching stage of a copper oxide ore was investigated using a chelating reagent, Chemorex CP-150 in kerosene. A comparative study was also carried out on the extraction capability of Cu(II) ions using other solvents including D2EHPA and Cyanex 272.Chemorex CP-150 demonstrated an effective and selective extr...

This paper presents a uniform clustering approach which aims to cover entire field with identical clusters scattered over the field. The Cluster head is elected using the LEACH protocol for every cluster locally. Both LEACH and I-LEACH (Identical clustering LEACH) were compared through extensive simulations using NS2 simulator which shows that I-LEACH performs better than LEACH protocol. I-LEAC...

Clustering is an effective technique that can greatly contribute to overall system scalability, lifetime, and energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In this paper, we propose an energy efficient clustering algorithm for WSNs based on the LEACH algorithm. LEACH (Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy) is one of the most well known energy efficient clustering algorithms for WSNs....

ABSTRACT The peraluminous rhyolite that forms Round Top Mountain (approximately 375 m high × nearly 2 km in diameter), near Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County, west Texas, USA, is enriched in yttrium and heavy rare earth elements (YHREEs), as well as Li, Be, U, Th, Sn, F, Rb, Cs, Nb, and Ta. Texas Mineral Resources Corp. (USA) proposes to release the YHREEs from their unique yttrofluorite host via ...

This paper summarizes the work used to improve low energy adaptive cluster hierarchy (LEACH) algorithm and proposes a new protocol “Seeded LEACH-KED” in order to increase the network lifetime and then compare its result with the LEACH , LEACH-C and LEACH-KED. Prolonging network lifetime is the way to provide energy efficient WSNs. This research is inspired by the fact that LEACH occupies a very...

Heap leach operations typically employ some form of modelling and forecasting tools to predict cash flow margins and project viability. However, these vary from simple spreadsheets to phenomenological models, with more complex models not commonly employed as they require the greatest amount of time and effort. Yet, accurate production modelling and forecasting are essential for managing product...

Keep in mind the importance of cadmium, cobalt and nickel ions as environmentally and economically strategic heavy metals, the application of two acidic extractants, named bis(2-diethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (DEHPA) and 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (HTTA), was assessed for the extraction-recovery of these ions from leached solution of spent rechargeable Ni-Cd batteries. The conditions for leach...

Sensor webs consisting of nodes with limited battery power and wireless communications are deployed to collect useful information from the field. Gathering sensed information in an energy efficient manner is critical to operate the sensor network for a long period of time. In [3] a data collection problem is defined where, in a round of communication, each sensor node has a packet to be sent to...