Method for improving flotation cell performance

A method of operating a flotation cell wherein a feed stream containing particles is provided to the flotation cell wherein a proportion of the particles rise in the cell and exit the cell in a concentrate stream and a proportion of the particles sink in the cell, wherein at least a portion of the p...

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Main Authors HUYNH LE VI, BURFORD BRENTON, YOUNG MICHAEL FRANCIS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.11.2014
Subjects
DIFFERENTIAL SEDIMENTATION
FLOTATION
MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLIDMATERIALS OR FLUIDS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATICTABLES OR JIGS
SEPARATION
SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATICTABLES OR JIGS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method of operating a flotation cell wherein a feed stream containing particles is provided to the flotation cell wherein a proportion of the particles rise in the cell and exit the cell in a concentrate stream and a proportion of the particles sink in the cell, wherein at least a portion of the particles that sink in the cell are subject to a classification process to produce classified particles and at least a portion of the classified particles are recycled to the flotation cell.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080733783