Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide a preparation method and application of an aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material, which can realize the high-efficiency removal of fluorine in a zinc smelting system.
In order to achieve the technical purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a preparation method of an aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded defluorination material comprises the following steps:
s1, adding Al at the temperature of 25-90 DEG C2(SO4)3Slowly adding into sulfuric acid solution, and stirring to make Al2(SO4)3Dissolving to obtain a mixed solution A;
s2, slowly adding Ni into the mixed solution A obtained in the step S1 at the temperature of 25-90 DEG C2(SO4)3And stirring to form Ni2(SO4)3Dissolving to obtain a mixed solution B;
s3, slowly adding La into the mixed solution B obtained in the step S2 at the temperature of 25-90 DEG C2(SO4)3And stirring to make La2(SO4)3Dissolving to obtain a mixed solution C;
s4, slowly adding alkali liquor into the mixed solution C obtained in the step S3 at the temperature of 25-90 ℃ under strong stirring until the pH value is 2.5-5, and slowly generating Al (OH) in the mixed solution C3Precipitating to finally obtain a solid-liquid mixture A;
s5, slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture A obtained in the step S4 at the temperature of 25-90 ℃ under strong stirring until the pH value is 5-7, wherein Ni in the solid-liquid mixture A3+Slowly precipitate to form Ni (OH)3And is uniformly coated on Al (OH)3Obtaining a solid-liquid mixture B on the tiny precipitate particles;
s6, slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture B obtained in the step S5 at the temperature of 25-90 ℃ under strong stirring until the pH value is 7-9, wherein La in the solid-liquid mixture B3+Slowly precipitate to generate La (OH)3And is uniformly attached to the coating Ni (OH)3Coated Al (OH)3Obtaining a solid-liquid mixture C on the tiny precipitate particles;
s7, reducing the stirring speed, and quickly adding the mixture into the solid-liquid mixture CAdding alkaline solution until pH is 12-13, and Ni (OH) is not added3Wrapping or coating of Al (OH) with poor results3Dissolving the particles to obtain a solid-liquid mixture D;
and S8, filtering the solid-liquid mixture D obtained in the step S7, drying the obtained filter residue, putting the filter residue into a sulfuric acid solution with the pH value of 5-5.5 and the temperature of 25-90 ℃ for weak acid acidification stabilization treatment, and filtering to obtain the final aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material after the treatment.
Further, in step S1, the concentration of the sulfuric acid solution is 1-20 g/L; volume of sulfuric acid solution and Al2(SO4)3The mass ratio of (A) to (B) is 8-15:1, the volume unit is L, and the mass unit is g.
Further, the stirring speed in the steps S1, S2 and S3 is 20-200 r/min.
Further, in step S1, step S2, and step S3, Al is added2(SO4)3:Ni2(SO4)3:La2(SO4)3The mass ratio of (A) to (B) is 50-300: 5-30:1.
Further, in the steps S4, S5 and S6, the alkali solution added is NaOH solution, KOH solution or Na solution2CO3One of the solutions, pH 10-12.
Further, in the steps S4, S5 and S6, the speed of strong stirring is 200r/min-1000 r/min.
Further, the stirring speed in step S7 is lower than the stirring speeds in steps S4, S5, and S6, and is 50r/min or more and 200r/min or less.
Further, in step S7, the alkali solution is one of NaOH solution and KOH solution, and the concentration is 0.5-10 g/L.
The aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material prepared by the preparation method can be used as a fluorine removal agent to be applied to fluorine removal of a zinc smelting system.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
(1) the method has the advantages of wide raw material source, low cost and simple process, and the prepared aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluorine removal material is low in price, good in fluorine removal effect and renewable in fluorine removal agent.
(2) In the method, the aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded defluorination material is subjected to acidification treatment, is suitable for defluorination of a zinc smelting system, and has high defluorination efficiency and small zinc loss.
(3) In the method, the diameter range of the micro particles is controlled by the stirring speed, so that the problem that the adsorbent is difficult to filter and recover is solved.
Detailed Description
The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the present embodiment is premised on the technical solution, and detailed description and specific implementation are given, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.
Example 1
A preparation method of an aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is shown in figure 2 and comprises the following steps:
(1) stirring at 60 deg.C and 100r/min to obtain 50g Al2(SO4)3Slowly adding into 2g/L sulfuric acid solution with a liquid-solid ratio (L/g) of 8:1 to obtain Al2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(2) Slowly adding 5g of Ni into the mixed solution obtained in the step (1) at the temperature of 60 ℃ and the stirring speed of 100r/min2(SO4)3Make Ni2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(3) Slowly adding 1g of La into the mixed solution obtained in the step (2) at the temperature of 60 ℃ and the stirring speed of 100r/min2(SO4)3Let La2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(4) Adding the mixture obtained in the step (3) into the mixed solution at the temperature of 60 ℃ and the stirring speed of 400r/min,slowly adding alkali liquor to control the pH value of the solution to be 4 so as to enable Al in the solution to be in the range of3+Slow formation of Al (OH)3Precipitation, the aluminum hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 are formed.
(5) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (4) at the temperature of 60 ℃ and the stirring speed of 400r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 7 so as to enable Ni in the solution to be in contact with the solution3+Slowly precipitate to form Ni (OH)3And is uniformly coated on Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of nickel hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 is formed.
(6) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (5) at the temperature of 60 ℃ and the stirring speed of 400r/min to control the pH of the solution to be 8.5 so as to ensure that the La in the solution3+Slowly precipitate to generate La (OH)3And is uniformly attached to the coating Ni (OH)3Coated Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of lanthanum hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 was formed.
(7) On the basis of the step (6), reducing the stirring speed to 100r/min, quickly adding alkali liquor to control the pH value of the solution to be 13, and adding Ni (OH) which is not coated on the solution3Wrapping or coating of Al (OH) with poor results3The particles dissolve away.
(8) And (3) filtering and drying the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (7), and then putting the solid-liquid mixture into a sulfuric acid solution with the pH value of 5 and the temperature of 60 ℃ for weak acid acidification and stabilization treatment. Filtering to obtain the aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material.
The prepared aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is applied to a fluorine removal process of zinc neutral leachate as shown in figure 3. Specifically, 1L of zinc-containing leachate is taken, 2g of aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material is added, stirring is carried out for 1h at 200r/min, then, the obtained product is filtered to obtain fluoride removal slag and fluoride removal liquid, 150g/L sodium hydroxide solution is added into the fluoride removal slag for desorption and regeneration, the desorption slag is returned to the zinc-containing leachate to be used as the fluoride removal material to participate in fluoride removal, and the desorption liquid is subjected to zinc precipitation by calcium carbonate with the excessive amount of 1.5 times and fluorine precipitation by calcium oxide with the excessive amount of 1.5 times. The results are shown in Table 1.
Example 2
A preparation method of an aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is shown in figure 2 and comprises the following steps:
(1) stirring at 70 deg.C and 100r/min to obtain 100g Al2(SO4)3Slowly adding into 2g/L sulfuric acid solution with a liquid-solid ratio (L/g) of 8:1 to obtain Al2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(2) Slowly adding 10g of Ni into the mixed solution obtained in the step (1) at the temperature of 70 ℃ and the stirring speed of 100r/min2(SO4)3Make Ni2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(3) Slowly adding 2g of La into the mixed solution obtained in the step (2) at the temperature of 70 ℃ and the stirring speed of 100r/min2(SO4)3Let La2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(4) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the mixed solution obtained in the step (3) at the temperature of 70 ℃ and the stirring speed of 500r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 4 so as to enable Al in the solution to be in the range of3+Slow formation of Al (OH)3Precipitation, the aluminum hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 are formed.
(5) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (4) at the temperature of 70 ℃ and the stirring speed of 500r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 7 so as to enable Ni in the solution to be in contact with the solution3+Slowly precipitate to form Ni (OH)3And is uniformly coated on Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of nickel hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 is formed.
(6) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (5) at the temperature of 70 ℃ and the stirring speed of 500r/min to control the pH of the solution to be 8.5 so as to ensure that the La in the solution3+Slowly precipitate to generate La (OH)3And is uniformly attached to the coating Ni (OH)3Coated Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of lanthanum hydroxide microparticles in fig. 1 is formed.
(7) On the basis of the step (6), reducing the stirring speed to 100r/min, quickly adding alkali liquor to control the pH value of the solution to be 13, and adding Ni (OH) which is not coated on the solution3Wrapping or coating of Al (OH) with poor results3The particles dissolve away.
(8) And (3) filtering and drying the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (7), and then putting the solid-liquid mixture into a sulfuric acid solution with the pH value of 5 and the temperature of 70 ℃ for weak acid acidification and stabilization treatment. Filtering to obtain the aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material.
The prepared aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is applied to a fluorine removal process of zinc neutral leachate as shown in figure 3. Specifically, 1L of zinc-containing leachate is taken, 2g of aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material is added, stirring is carried out for 1h at 200r/min, then, the obtained product is filtered to obtain fluoride removal slag and fluoride removal liquid, 150g/L sodium hydroxide solution is added into the fluoride removal slag for desorption and regeneration, the desorption slag is returned to the zinc-containing leachate to be used as the fluoride removal material to participate in fluoride removal, and the desorption liquid is subjected to zinc precipitation by calcium carbonate with the excessive amount of 1.5 times and fluorine precipitation by calcium oxide with the excessive amount of 1.5 times. The results are shown in Table 1.
Example 3
A preparation method of an aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is shown in figure 2 and comprises the following steps:
(1) stirring at 80 deg.C and 150r/min to obtain 200g Al2(SO4)3Slowly adding into 2g/L sulfuric acid solution with a liquid-solid ratio of 10:1 to obtain Al2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(2) Slowly adding 40g of Ni into the mixed solution obtained in the step (1) at the temperature of 80 ℃ and the stirring speed of 150r/min2(SO4)3Make Ni2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(3) Slowly adding 3g of La into the mixed solution obtained in the step (2) at the temperature of 80 ℃ and the stirring speed of 150r/min2(SO4)3Let La2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(4) Slowly adding alkali liquor to the mixed solution obtained in the step (3) at the temperature of 80 ℃ and the stirring speed of 600r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 4 so as to enable Al in the solution to be in the range of3+Slow formation of Al (OH)3Precipitating to form the aluminum hydroxide microparticles shown in figure 1.
(5) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step 4 at the temperature of 80 ℃ and the stirring speed of 600r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 7 so as to enable Ni in the solution to be in a stable state3+Slowly precipitate to form Ni (OH)3And are all combinedCoating is evenly on Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of nickel hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 is formed.
(6) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step 5 at the temperature of 80 ℃ and the stirring speed of 600r/min to control the pH of the solution to be 8.5 so as to ensure that the La in the solution3+Slowly precipitate to generate La (OH)3And is uniformly attached to the coating Ni (OH)3Coated Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of lanthanum hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 was formed.
(7) On the basis of the step (6), reducing the stirring speed to 150r/min, quickly adding alkali liquor to control the pH value of the solution to be 13, and adding Ni (OH) which is not coated on the solution3Wrapping or coating of Al (OH) with poor results3The particles dissolve away.
(8) And (3) filtering and drying the mixed solution obtained in the step (7), and then putting the mixed solution into a sulfuric acid solution with the pH value of 5 and the temperature of 80 ℃ for weak acid acidification and stabilization treatment. Filtering to obtain the aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material.
The prepared aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is applied to a fluorine removal process of zinc neutral leachate as shown in figure 3. Specifically, 1L of zinc-containing leachate is taken, 2g of aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material is added, stirring is carried out for 1h at 200r/min, then, the obtained product is filtered to obtain fluoride removal slag and fluoride removal liquid, 150g/L sodium hydroxide solution is added into the fluoride removal slag for desorption and regeneration, the desorption slag is returned to the zinc-containing leachate to be used as the fluoride removal material to participate in fluoride removal, and the desorption liquid is subjected to zinc precipitation by calcium carbonate with the excessive amount of 1.5 times and fluorine precipitation by calcium oxide with the excessive amount of 1.5 times. The results are shown in Table 1.
Example 4
A preparation method of an aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is shown in figure 2 and comprises the following steps:
(1) stirring at 90 deg.C and 150r/min to obtain 400g of Al2(SO4)3Slowly adding into 2g/L sulfuric acid solution with liquid-solid ratio (L/g) of 10:1 to obtain Al2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(2) Slowly adding 50g of Ni into the mixed solution obtained in the step (1) at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 150r/min2(SO4)3Make Ni2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(3) Slowly adding 4g of La into the mixed solution obtained in the step (2) at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 150r/min2(SO4)3Let La2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(4) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the mixed solution obtained in the step (3) at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 700r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 4 so as to enable Al in the solution to be in the range of3+Slow formation of Al (OH)3Precipitation, the aluminum hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 are formed.
(5) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (4) at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 700r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 7 so as to enable Ni in the solution to be in contact with the solution3+Slowly precipitate to form Ni (OH)3And is uniformly coated on Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of nickel hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 is formed.
(6) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (5) at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 700r/min to control the pH of the solution to be 8.5 so as to ensure that the La in the solution3+Slowly precipitate to generate La (OH)3And is uniformly attached to the coating Ni (OH)3Coated Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of lanthanum hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 was formed.
(7) On the basis of the step (3), reducing the stirring speed to 150r/min, quickly adding alkali liquor to control the pH value of the solution to be 13, and adding Ni (OH) which is not coated on the solution3Wrapping or coating of Al (OH) with poor results3The particles dissolve away.
(8) And (3) filtering and drying the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step (7), and then putting the solid-liquid mixture into a sulfuric acid solution with the pH value of 5 and the temperature of 90 ℃ for weak acid acidification and stabilization treatment. Filtering to obtain the aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material.
The prepared aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is applied to a fluorine removal process of zinc neutral leachate as shown in figure 3. Specifically, 1L of zinc-containing leachate is taken, 2g of aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material is added, stirring is carried out for 1h at 200r/min, then, the obtained product is filtered to obtain fluoride removal slag and fluoride removal liquid, 150g/L sodium hydroxide solution is added into the fluoride removal slag for desorption and regeneration, the desorption slag is returned to the zinc-containing leachate to be used as the fluoride removal material to participate in fluoride removal, and the desorption liquid is subjected to zinc precipitation by calcium carbonate with the excessive amount of 1.5 times and fluorine precipitation by calcium oxide with the excessive amount of 1.5 times. The results are shown in Table 1.
Example 5
A preparation method of an aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is shown in figure 2 and comprises the following steps:
(1) stirring at 25 deg.C and 20r/min to obtain 50g Al2(SO4)3Slowly adding into 2g/L sulfuric acid solution with a liquid-solid ratio of L/g of 8:1 to obtain Al2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(2) Slowly adding 5g of Ni into the mixed solution obtained in the step (1) at the temperature of 25 ℃ and the stirring speed of 20r/min2(SO4)3Make Ni2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(3) Slowly adding 1g of La into the mixed solution obtained in the step (2) at the temperature of 25 ℃ and the stirring speed of 20r/min2(SO4)3Let La2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(4) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the mixed solution obtained in the step (3) at the temperature of 25 ℃ and the stirring speed of 200r/min to control the pH of the solution to be 2.5 so as to enable Al in the solution to be in the range of3+Slow formation of Al (OH)3Precipitating to form the aluminum hydroxide microparticles shown in figure 1.
(5) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step 4 at the temperature of 25 ℃ and the stirring speed of 200r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 5 so as to enable Ni in the solution to be in a stable state3+Slowly precipitate to form Ni (OH)3And is uniformly coated on Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of nickel hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 is formed.
(6) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step 5 at the temperature of 25 ℃ and the stirring speed of 200r/min to control the pH of the solution to be 7 so as to ensure that the La in the solution3+Slowly precipitate to generate La (OH)3And is uniformly attached to the coating Ni (OH)3Coated Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of lanthanum hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 was formed.
(7) On the basis of the step (6), reducing the stirring speed to 50r/min, quickly adding alkali liquor to control the pH value of the solution to be 12, and adding Ni (OH) which is not coated on the solution3Wrapping or coating of Al (OH) with poor results3The particles dissolve away.
(8) And (3) filtering and drying the mixed solution obtained in the step (7), and then putting the mixed solution into a sulfuric acid solution with the pH value of 5 and the temperature of 25 ℃ for weak acid acidification and stabilization treatment. Filtering to obtain the aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material.
The prepared aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is applied to a zinc neutral leaching solution fluorine removal process shown in figure 3: taking 1L of zinc-containing leachate, adding 2g of aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material, stirring for 1h at 200r/min, filtering to obtain fluoride removal slag and fluoride removal liquid, adding 150g/L sodium hydroxide solution into the fluoride removal slag for desorption regeneration, returning the desorption slag to the zinc-containing leachate as the fluoride removal material to participate in fluoride removal, and precipitating zinc by using 1.5 times of excessive calcium carbonate and 1.5 times of excessive calcium oxide in the desorption liquid. The results are shown in Table 1.
Example 6
A preparation method of an aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is shown in figure 2 and comprises the following steps:
(1) stirring at 90 deg.C and 200r/min to obtain 300g of Al2(SO4)3Slowly adding into 2g/L sulfuric acid solution with a liquid-solid ratio of L/g of 15:1 to obtain Al2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(2) Slowly adding 30g of Ni into the mixed solution obtained in the step (1) at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 200r/min2(SO4)3Make Ni2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(3) Slowly adding 1g of La into the mixed solution obtained in the step (2) at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 200r/min2(SO4)3Let La2(SO4)3And (4) dissolving.
(4) At the temperature of 90 ℃, the stirring speed is 1000r/min to the step (3)Slowly adding alkali liquor to control the pH value of the solution to be 5.0 so as to enable Al in the solution to be in the mixed solution3+Slow formation of Al (OH)3Precipitating to form the aluminum hydroxide microparticles shown in figure 1.
(5) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step 4 at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 1000r/min to control the pH value of the solution to be 7 so as to enable Ni in the solution to be in a stable state3+Slowly precipitate to form Ni (OH)3And is uniformly coated on Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of nickel hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 is formed.
(6) Slowly adding alkali liquor into the solid-liquid mixture obtained in the step 5 at the temperature of 90 ℃ and the stirring speed of 1000r/min to control the pH of the solution to be 9 so as to ensure that the La in the solution3+Slowly precipitate to generate La (OH)3And is uniformly attached to the coating Ni (OH)3Coated Al (OH)3On the fine precipitated particles, a coating layer of lanthanum hydroxide microparticles shown in fig. 1 was formed.
(7) On the basis of the step (6), reducing the stirring speed to 200r/min, quickly adding alkali liquor to control the pH value of the solution to be 13, and adding Ni (OH) which is not coated on the solution3Wrapping or coating of Al (OH) with poor results3The particles dissolve away.
(8) And (3) filtering and drying the mixed solution obtained in the step (7), and then putting the mixed solution into a sulfuric acid solution with the pH value of 5.5 and the temperature of 25 ℃ for weak acid acidification and stabilization treatment. Filtering to obtain the aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material.
The prepared aluminum-based nickel-lanthanum-loaded fluorine removal material is applied to a zinc neutral leaching solution fluorine removal process shown in figure 3: taking 1L of zinc-containing leachate, adding 2g of aluminum-based nickel-loaded lanthanum fluoride removal material, stirring for 1h at 200r/min, filtering to obtain fluoride removal slag and fluoride removal liquid, adding 200g/L sodium hydroxide solution into the fluoride removal slag for desorption regeneration, returning the desorption slag to the zinc-containing leachate as the fluoride removal material to participate in fluoride removal, and precipitating zinc by using 2.0 times of excessive calcium carbonate and 2.0 times of excessive calcium oxide in the desorption liquid. The results are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1 defluorination test results for aluminum-based supported nickel lanthanum defluorination material
Note: the effect of the regenerative fluorine removal agent is that 2g of the regenerative fluorine removal agent is applied to 1L of solution containing 131mg/L of fluorine.
Various other changes and modifications to the above-described embodiments and concepts will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the above description, and all such changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.