POLYMER COATING FOR SELECTIVE SEPARATION OF HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES IN AQUEOUS SLURRY

A substrate for use in an aqueous slurry has a polymeric coating to provide a compliant and sticky surface. The polymer coating has a chemical to render the surface hydrophobic so as to attract hydrophobic or hydrophobized mineral particles in the slurry. The surface has a surface roughness structur...

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Main Authors LASSILA, Kevin Rodney, DOLAN, Paul, COPPOLA, Michael D, ROTHMAN, Paul J, FERNALD, Mark R, GREENE, Allison K, RYAN, Michael Stephen
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.09.2023
Subjects
DIFFERENTIAL SEDIMENTATION
FLOTATION
MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLIDMATERIALS OR FLUIDS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATICTABLES OR JIGS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A substrate for use in an aqueous slurry has a polymeric coating to provide a compliant and sticky surface. The polymer coating has a chemical to render the surface hydrophobic so as to attract hydrophobic or hydrophobized mineral particles in the slurry. The surface has a surface roughness structure in the nano-scale to micro-scale range. The substrate can take the form of a conveyor belt, a bead, a mesh, an impeller, a filter or a flat surface. The substrate can also be an open-cell foam. The polymeric coating can be modified with tackifiers; plasticizers; crosslinking agents; chain transfer agents; chain extenders; adhesion promoters; aryl or alky copolymers; fluorinated copolymers and/or additives; hydrophobicizing agents such as hexamethyldisilazane; inorganic particles such as silica, hydrophobic silica, and/or fumed hydrophobic silica; MQ resin; and/or other additives to control and modify the properties of the polymer.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318113732