— Entrainment is a process by which fine and ultrafine particles are transferred to the flotation froth from the top of the flotation pulp, and eventually discharge to the concentrate product, even when they are not attached to gas bubbles. ... 4.4 Agitation Intensity. ... it is thought that the agitation in a flotation cell has four functions ...
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— Improved flotation kinetics were obtained only at the expense of higher energy consumption. In general, test results show that recovery was related to the number of bubble-particle collisions and the number of bubble-particle collisions was related to agitation intensity.
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— Conditions of operation of froth-flotation. Froth-flotation is in general effective only on ores ground to pass 0.3-mm. aperture or less and the agitation-froth and bubble-column processes are most effectively practiced when the bulk of …
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— A polymer system containing tannic acid (TAN) and poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) was used to flocculate quartz to reduce its entrainment. The effects of agitation …
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— In any successful agitation-froth flotation operation it is essential that all of the sulphide mineral particles be coated to at least this extent. This coating cannot be accomplished without the presence of an excess of the agent in the pulp. ... the duration or intensity of agitation in the agitation-froth process or the pressure difference ...
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circuit so agitation can promote dispersion into the pulp. Water-soluble frothers, (Dowfroth 250 and Cyanamid AF65) are often stage-added along a flotation bank to maintain a stable froth phase and reduce consumption. Flotation operators must pay close attention to froth characteristics as changes in the appearance are
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— Experimental findings have also illustrated the significance of agitation (also called energy input, power intensity, or turbulent energy dissipation rate in various studies) in flotation kinetics ...
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Froth flotation is a good example of an engineering "system", in that the various important parameters are highly inter-related, as shown in Figure 1. ... Collectors Frothers Activators Depressants pH Equipment Components Cell Design Agitation Air Flow Cell Bank Configuration Cell Bank Control Operation Components Feed Rate Mineralogy ...
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— Froth Flotation is a very important process in the field of mineral processing which is utilized for the purpose of extraction of minerals from Ore. It is a part of surface chemistry in which we selectively separate the minerals from the unwanted material. This process is used in a variety of industries and is very crucial in each one of them.
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— This paper investigates the influence of agitation on flotation with reference to results from tests on two pilot-scale mechanical flotation cells on South African platinum concentrators. ... Froth flotation is a separation method used for the beneficiation of a considerable portion of the world's mineral ores. ... Power intensity is used for ...
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— The major operating difference between column flotation cells and mechanical flotation cells is the lack of agitation in column flotation which reduces energy and maintenance costs[58]. The practice of froth washing in direct flotation increases concentrate grades without significant recovery losses[59].
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— A recent review of the use of process intensification in solids handling [24] included a section on particle separations and froth flotation. Some examples mentioned are the Air-Sparged Hydrocyclone (ASH), which achieved recoveries of 85–93% of pyrite with a mean residence time of 1 s [25], and the Jameson Cell, which enhances the mixing …
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PDF | On Dec 1, 2023, Daowei Wang and others published Effects of agitation intensity and stability on the Floc-flotation of ultrafine minerals using a laboratory flotation column | Find ...
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— Over the past few decades, the need to process more minerals while lowering capital costs has led to an increase in the size of flotation cells, e.g., 0.03 m3 to 1000 m3. However, this increase has created new challenges in the operation and design of industrial flotation cells, particularly in terms of froth removal, because the distance the …
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Froth Flotation Handbook. Conditions of operation of froth-flotation. Froth-flotation is in general effective only on ores ground to pass 0.3-mm. aperture or less and the agitation-froth and bubble-column processes are most effectively practiced when the bulk of the feed will pass a 0.074-mm. screen.
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Flotation froth is a process used in the mining industry to physically separate particles based on their ability to adhere to air bubbles. It involves creating a froth containing hydrophobic particles attached to air bubbles, which can then be removed from the liquid phase. ... These provide vigorous agitation and air blowing through the ...
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— Its variations, acid-froth, agitation- froth, and pneumatic-froth processes are discussed in detail later. The points to be explained in the operation of these processes are: (1) The flotation of solid particles in a liquid the specific gravity of which is less than that of the solid; (2) the preferential flotation of the sulphide portion of ...
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— In the attempt to process lower-grade ores, mineral flotation has taken centre stage as the preferred recovery route. However, in many instances, the froth product does not have a high grade due to the entrainment of gangue minerals. Industry has solved this challenge by introducing froth washing mechanisms. Clean wash water is introduced …
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— Mechanical energy input (such as mixing, agitation and high intensity conditioning) exerts kinetic energy on particles and thus may improve collision and adhesion of fine particles (Schubert, 1999, Yu et al., 2017a). This is especially the case when a flotation collector is present, which is usually the case in froth flotation.
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The most important operating parameters in this process are the amount of oil, intensity of agitation (agitation time and agitation speed), and oil characteristics. ... The hypothesis of froth flotation is complex and has not been fully comprehended. This reality has been brought by many difficulties observed in coal preparation plants (Ye et ...
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— When the agitation intensity was 11.55 kJ/m 3, the apparent viscosity was 13.35 mPa·s, close to the value of the flotation system with garnet addition and lower than the value of the flotation system without any agitation medium addition. The result demonstrated that the agitation medium could weaken the network structures in the fine …
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— The Froth Flotation Process is about taking advantage of the natural hydrophobicity of liberated (well ground) minerals/metals and making/playing on making them hydrophobic (water-repel) individually to carefully separate them from one another and the slurry they are in. For this purpose we use chemicals/reagents: Frothers (MIBC) is …
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