Bubble size estimation using interfacial morphological information for mineral flotation process monitoring YANG Chun-hua( ), XU Can-hui( ), MU Xue-min( ), ZHOU Kai-jun( ) School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China Received 29 May 2008; accepted 21 October 2008 Abstract: To relate froth structural …
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Using low quality water for flotation is increasingly common in mineral processing plants around the world which has implication on performance of both valuable and gangue minerals.
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As a result of this research, a process to produce high quality iron concentrate from hematite based low-grade iron ore with high iron recovery rate was constructed. Impurities contained in iron ore include phosphorus and sulfur in …
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The quality of the final concentrate determines the success of the downstream processes, and achieving the optimum metallurgical performance requires proper the characterization, optimization, and control of the process. The efficiency of a flotation circuit operation relies on several factors that are pertinent to mineral nature and structure ...
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anatase removal flotation process used with kaolin on a commercial scale. Production of a high brightness coating clay started in 1961 and the process, with modifications, is still being used today by Engelhard Corporation. This process uses a carrier mineral (calcium carbonate of controlled particle size) to aid
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The simulation results based on kinetic laboratory flotation tests Minerals 2023, 13, 1230 12 of 13 on the Sakatti ore samples show that a high ore head grade is important for achieving high recovery, but, simultaneously, water quality can significantly impact nickel recovery.
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1) The attrition scrubbing process This was carried out in the laboratory using a 'Denver D12' flotation cell conditioner at pre-determined optimum conditions of 65% solid, impeller speed of …
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high salinity, treated sewage) and high proportions of recycle from tailings dams, thickener overflows, dewatered and filter products. An integrated methodology for examining process water quality and its effect on minerals separation has been developed coupled with minerals surface chemistry across the complete processing circuit.
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In this study, dishwashing liquid is used as the flotation collector and frother, and combined beneficiation processes, including wet ball milling, froth flotation and magnetic and gravity separation, are employed to remove the iron-bearing minerals from feldspar slime in order to achieve high-quality concentrates. In the milling process, slime ...
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Flotation tests for a collophane sample subjected to the first reverse flotation for magnesium removal demonstrates that a rough flotation process (using a 0.4 kg·t−1 new collector at pH = 6 ...
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In silica sand processing and sand washing plant, flotation is an important way to obtain high purity silica sand. Through flotation, not only the residual weak magnetic iron in silica sand can be removed, but also the aluminum oxide, …
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The fatty acid flotation of a difficult-to-float igneous phosphate ore (26.2% P 2 O 5, 15.4% Fe 2 O 3) was investigated through batch flotation tests in the presence of soda ash.The poor flotation of this otherwise high quality ore was attributed to very high concentrations of calcium and sulfate ions (about 1000 and 2000 mg/L, respectively) found in process water, …
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China is rich in mineral resources, but with the continuous development and utilization of high quality ore, most of the existing low quality ore is difficult to concentrate.One of the main gangue minerals contained in low …
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How this compositional variation influenced the process selectivity and end-product quality is quite complex and the exact rule is very difficult to establish. ... A higher dose may condense the P 2 O 5 contents due to augmented hydrophobicity of both calcite and apatite resulting in high mineral flotation. However, an increase in collector ...
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Flotation was first performed in 1860 (Arbiter, 2000) and is a technology that utilizes the differences in physicochemical properties of various mineral surfaces to achieve specific separation (Wills and Munn, 2005), as depicted in Fig. 1.This process involves hydrophobic particles adhering to air bubbles being transported to the froth layer, whereas hydrophilic …
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In this study, the "reverse-direct flotation" method effectively promotes the quality and whiteness of the waste high-silica phosphogypsum. After closed-circuit flotation, for the …
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The effect of metal ions present in water on mineral flotation has been well documented in the literature (Fuerstenau et al., 1985, Fornasiero and Ralston, 2005, Boujounoui et al., 2015, Bulut and Yenial, 2016).These metal ions can activate or depress mineral flotation; for example, sphalerite flotation can be activated/enhanced with copper ions addition but …
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Talc is an industrial mineral that is widely used. It is always associated with other minerals, which determine the quality of talc samples for industrial purposes. Various operating variables control the natural floatability of talc. For enhancement of talc flotation, sodium hexametphosphate is used as a depressant for associated gangue minerals.In addition, oleic …
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The flotation process has primary, secondary, and final selection, which increases mineral grade to maximum after the process. We will get each mineral concentrate ore after the flotation system. 4. Concentrate ore filtering system. After getting the minerals to concentrate ore from the flotation system, the high-grade minerals like copper ...
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Flotation tailings are termed as the rejected product of the flotation process, and according to the reported literature data, 90-95% of plant tailings are produced from the flotation process [31 ...
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er, the chemistry of recycled process water may alter the performance of the flotation sys-tem. It is therefore required to understand the effects of these elements on the flotation process. Electrolytes in recycled process water can hinder the collector from adsorbing onto the mineral surface (Wang et al, 2014; Hancer et al. 2001).
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It covers different types of collecting agents used in reverse iron ore flotation, the surface characteristics of minerals commonly present in iron ores (e.g., iron oxides, quartz, alumina-bearing ...
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The flotation process is a separation technique primarily used in mineral processing for the recovery of minerals (Wills and Finch, 2016), that also finds application in other industrial processes such as wastewater treatment and paper recycling (Saththasivam et al., 2016, Vashisth et al., 2011).Separation of mineral particles by flotation takes advantage of the wettability …
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It covers different types of collecting agents used in reverse iron ore flotation, the surface characteristics of minerals commonly present in iron ores (e.g., iron oxides, quartz, alumina-bearing ...
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A flotation column is commonly used in mining industry to separate valuable minerals from the unwanted ones. The properties of the froth, such as its stability, color and texture, can have a significant impact on the efficiency of the flotation process and the final product quality. In Fig. 1, a schematic of a flotation column can be seen. In ...
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The magnetic separation as well as froth flotation has long been utilized to upgrade minerals and materials. Combining both can treat a wide range of types of materials from colloidal to large size, from non-magnetic to strongly magnetic, and from hydrophilic to hydrophobic in many applications such as steel production, coal preparation, kaolin de-colorization, …
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Fundamental Studies of the Flotation Process: The Work of the National Institute for Metallurgy by N. P. Finkelstein,* M.Se. Ph.D (Fellow) and V. M. Lovell,* M.Se. Ph.D (Visitor) ... of minerals. Flotation is used in the processing of the bulk of the world's non-ferrous metals, as well as of a growing proportion of its iron, non-metallic minerals,
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Flotation is a common mineral processing method used to upgrade copper sulfide ores; in this method, copper sulfide mineral particles are concentrated in froth, and associated gangue minerals are ...
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This paper reports an innovative development: concentrating gibbsite via reverse froth flotation in order to obtain a metallurgical-grade bauxite concentrate. Tailings from an …
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To solve the mismatch problems of nonlinear changes of coal slurry properties and energy input during the continuous flotation process, we used a two-stage energy input method to promote the efficient recovery of clean coal and achieve maximized benefits. Results showed that the flotation rate constant increased with the increase in stirring speed and reached its …
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Froth flotation faces increasing challenges in separating particles as those become finer and more complex, thus reducing the efficiency of the separation process. A lab flotation apparatus has been designed combining the advantages of agitator-type froth flotation for high turbulences and column flotation with a deep froth zone for a ...
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suitable for industrial use if it is a finely gr ound high-grade material. Naturally, calcite i s found in the form of high- or low-grade ores ... Metal sulphide/silicate impurity minerals can be re moved by the froth-flotation process using amines and xanthate collectors. Alternatively, fatty acids are used as collectors to float calcium-type ...
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A refractory phosphate ore obtained from Guizhou, China, contains high amounts of detrimental metal impurities (e.g., Fe, Al, and Mg) which affect the deep wet processing of phosphorus products ...
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Flotation studies were initially conducted using high quality minerals like gibbsite, clay (kaolinite), quartz, and hematite having 98–99.8% purity to evaluate the performance of …
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Froth flotation, a widely used technique for mineral separation, necessitates precise control and monitoring to achieve maximum recovery of valuable minerals and separate them from gangue.
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Before flotation, quartz sand is ground into small particles to allow physical separation of various minerals, and calcination followed by water quenching can improve the …
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