Effect of air profiling and frother concentration on a flotation bank performance

• Autorzy: Maldonado Miguel , Ramos Ignacio , Pinto Alonso , Gomez Cesar O.

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DOI

10.37190/ppmp/186274

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The impact of air distribution on the metallurgical performance of a flotation bank operating with a mineral slurry having a moderate and high frother concentration is assessed. A flotation bank of two and three 5L Denver cells was implemented, and air flow was distributed down the bank as increasing and decreasing profiles. It was observed that when operating the bank configurations with a moderate frother concentration (10 ppm DF 400) the increasing profile provided the highest Cu enrichment ratio at the expense of a slight reduction in Cu recovery. This increase in selectivity was mainly due to a significant reduction in the water recovery and mass-pull in the first cell. When the bank operated with a high frother concentration, i.e., well beyond the CCC, a significant increase in water recovery was observed, producing a significant loss in selectivity that could not be compensated by air profiling.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

flotation banks; air profiling; frother

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 59, iss. 5
• Strony: art. no. 186274
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 24 poz., fot., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Maldonado Miguel

• Departamento de Ingeniería Metalúrgica, Universidad de Santiago, Chile

autor

Ramos Ignacio

• Departamento de Ingeniería Metalúrgica, Universidad de Santiago, Chile

autor

Pinto Alonso

• Departamento de Ingeniería Metalúrgica, Universidad de Santiago, Chile

autor

Gomez Cesar O.

• COG Technologies 2

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).