— The paper is about the froth flotation process and its application. It is a metallurgical process for the extraction of metals in a pure state from their ores: especially for sulfide ores.
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1. Introduction. Froth flotation is a complex process known for more than a century [Citation 1].It has one of the largest tonnage capacities among separation technologies [Citation 2].The process is a cornerstone of numerous industries, such as wastewater treatment (e.g. sewage treatment and water purification), the energy sector (e.g. bitumen recovery from …
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Froth flotation is a process used to separate minerals, suspended in liquids, by attaching them to gas bubbles to provide selective levitation of the solid particles. ... Flotation is a selective process and can be used to achieve separation from complex ores such as lead-zinc, copper- zinc etc. Initially developed to treat the sulphides of ...
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Flotation, in mineral processing, method used to separate and concentrate ores by altering their surfaces to a hydrophobic or hydrophilic condition—that is, the surfaces are either repelled or attracted by water. The flotation process was developed on a commercial scale early in the 20th century to
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— And it is a type of hydroxy copper carbonate, which is formed by oxidation and chemical precipitation of primary copper sulfide mineral [3]. As we all know, froth flotation is considered to be an effective method for enrichment and separation of copper oxide due to its simple process, cost effectiveness and environmental friendliness [4] .
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— The ground copper slag is then subjected to froth flotation, wherein various reagents are added to facilitate the flotation of valuable constituents and the simultaneous removal of undesirable impurities. The flotation concentrate is then subjected to roasting in the presence of additives to transform it into a product amenable to leaching.
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— In the case of copper minerals, the particles adhere to this froth, which is separated, whereas the great bulk of the useless material sinks to the bottom of the tanks. By varying the chemical conditions within the cells different results can be obtained, thereby making flotation highly selective in skilled hands.
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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 separated as tailings. However, a significant amount of copper is lost into tailings during the processing; therefore, tailings can be considered …
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— The Problem with Copper for Porphyry ores and Chalcocite and Chalcopyrite Copper, one of our most important minerals, is found in many parts of the world. One of the major sources of Copper is the so …
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— Flotation of Copper Ores. In most plants engaged in the flotation of ores containing copper-bearing sulphide minerals with or without pyrite, pine oil is employed as a frother with one of the xanthates or …
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— Froth flotation is used to recover copper sulfide minerals including chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2), bornite (Cu 5 FeS 4), and chalcocite (Cu2S). The ore is crushed in the copper froth flotation process in order to separate the copper minerals from the gangue minerals.
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— The dosage of a collector is an important factor that determines the efficiency of a froth flotation process. The representative sample of the carbonatitic Palabora copper ore ground 45 % passing 75 µm was froth-floated with sodium isobutyl xanthate (SIBX) collector at 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 g/t dosages. The concentrates and tails were dried …
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— The froth stability column was used to analyse the effect of copper sulphate on the froth phase of the flotation system based on a method of measuring froth stability developed by Bikerman (1973). A schematic flow diagram of the column is shown in Fig. 1.
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— The purpose of the oil in froth-flotation is (1) to form, together with the water and solid of the pulp and the gas introduced into the pulp, a froth; and (2), to aid in the selection of the particles of mineral of metallic, resinous or adamantine luster in the pulp from the gangue minerals. Not all oils will perform both of these functions ...
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— Chalcopyrite, the most abundant copper sulfide in nature, is extracted from deposits and concentrated mainly by froth flotation operations. It is common to apply collectors that hydrophobize their surface and generate greater adhesion efficiency to the bubbles to achieve industrially sustainable yields.
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— Froth flotation is a physicochemical process that is used to separate fine mineral particles from aqueous suspensions by selective attachment of some types of minerals to air bubbles.
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— Research highlights Literature of instrumentation used in flotation control. A review of base-level (regulatory) process control in froth flotation processes. A review of stabilising flotation control, and optimising flotation control methods. Review of implementation of 'newer' technologies into flotation process control including machine …
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Flotation of sulphidic and oxidic copper minerals is reviewed, with particular reference to previous studies of refractory copper ore flotation. Keywords: Flotation; recovery; refractory. 1. Introduction . Froth flotation is defined as a physico-chemical process which exploits the differences in the electrochemical
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— Copper froth flotation tailings containing 1.19 and 0.97 wt% total and acid-soluble copper, respectively, from Chibuluma mines in the Copperbelt province of Zambia were characterized by SEM and XRD techniques. The major phases in the feed material were malachite,...
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— After froth flotation, each product of froth flotation recovered (froth and depressed) were allowed to settle for 24 hours before decanting, filtered, dried at a temperature of 105 °C and weighed
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— Chalcopyrite (also known as copper pyrites) and similar sulfide ores are the commonest ores of copper. The ores typically contain low percentages of copper and have to be concentrated before refining (e.g., via froth flotation). Figure 1: Chalcopyrite extracted from Zacatecas, Mexico. from Rob Lavinsky (iRocks) under a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license.
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— Froth flotation is a widely used metallurgical technique which is used in different fields like mineral processing, waste water treatments etc. ... (Fe), copper (Cu) etc. Often before roasting, the ore (generally sulfide ores) is partially purified using another important technique which is called froth flotation and it is the
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After the copper ore is crushed, liquid is added to make it a slurry. The slurry is a mix of valuable copper ore minerals and "worthless" rock, called gangue (pronounced "gang"). The slurry is placed in a tank and a …
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— In the present work an intense bibliographic search is developed, with updated information on the microscopic fundamentals that govern the behavior of flotation operations of chalcopyrite, the main copper mineral in nature. In particular, the effect caused by the presence of pyrite, a non-valuable mineral, but challenging for the …
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— Copper is most commonly present in the earth's crust as copper-iron-sulphide and copper sulphide minerals, for example, chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), bornite (Cu5FeS4) and chalcocite (Cu2S).
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— The continuous development of the global economy has resulted in a high demand for copper production and high copper consumption [1], [2], and exploitation and effective use of copper oxide mineral resources have attracted attention [3].Copper oxide deposits evolve from shallow copper sulfide deposits after long-term oxidation, and they …
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— This study is focused on the froth flotation reprocessing of a copper mineral from flotation tailings. The effects of flotation parameters including pulp density, collector dosage, frother dosage ...
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— A high frother concentration produces an excessive amount of froth in the flotation cell. This increases the froth overflow and flotation rate, but, unfortunately it also decreases the concentrate grade. Collector concentration has a significant effect (either linear or non-linear) on all three quantitative response variables.
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— This data on chemicals, and mixtures of chemicals, commonly known as reagents, is presented for the purpose of acquainting those interested in froth flotation with some of the more common reagents and their various uses.. Flotation as a concentration process has been extensively used for a number of years. However, little is known of it …
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Sulphide ores are the major sources of base metals like Copper, Lead, Zinc, Nickel and Cobalt. Beneficiation of these base metal sulphide minerals is predominantly through the …
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— Several attempts have been done, aiming to recover copper from flotation tailings through mainly acid leaching [17], and froth flotation [4].Using the latter, the recovery of copper through reprocessing of tailings has been studied both in the laboratory and on the pilot scale with an emphasis on the concentration of reagents and a pre-economic …
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This report provides a perspective on the amount of water used by a conventional copper flotation plant, including the makeup water required to compensate for water losses. …
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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 …
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