This work describes the concentration of iron ore slimes on a pilot scale by using 500-mm diameter flotation column and novel collector, which renders use depressant unnecessary. The was operated in series with industrial plant Vargem Grande 2 (Iron Quadrangle, Brazil) receiving, as feed, part underflow from desliming thickener. These tests represented only rougher stage circuit. collector used...

The flotation behaviors of perovskite, titanaugite, and magnesium aluminate spinel (MA-spinel), using octyl hydroxamic acid (OHA) as the collector, were investigated using microflotation experiments, zeta-potential measurements, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analyses, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses, and flotation experiments on artificially mixed minerals. The microflotati...

Exploring new ways to acquire niobium resources is essential resolve supply risks, due the fact that, at present, 99% of controlled by only two countries. In present work, a flotation technique was applied separate from low-grade niobite ore. To maximize utilization original ore resources, pre-flotation conducted recover sulfur and eliminate adverse effects sulfide on flotation. The obtained gr...

Please cite this article in press as: Ogunniy ..., Miner. Eng. (2008), doi:10.1016/j.minen Froth flotation for beneficiation of printed circuit board comminution fines was investigated in this work, via reverse flotation under a scheme described as natural hydrophobic response. With no reagents, the scheme employed variation of kinetic parameters of airflow rate and impeller speed to optimize m...

Operational variables of a mineral processing circuit are subjected to different variations. Steady-statesimulation of processes provides an estimate of their ideal stable performance whereas their dynamicsimulation predicts the effects of the variations on the processes or their subsequent processes. In thispaper, a dynamic simulator containing some of the major equipment of mineral processing...

The flotation circuit in Sungun copper plant consists of two column flotation cells as cleaner, having fixed-spargers system. To achieve the expected aims in flotation step, there are serious operational challenges such as: fast choking of the static mixers, boiling problem, burping phenomena and pulp overflow to concentrate lander, maintenance and control problems. An attempt was exerted by im...

This paper analyzes the application of global sensitivity analysis (GSA) to the improvement of processes using various case studies. First, a brief description of the methods applied is given, and several case studies are examined to show how GSA can be applied to the study to improve the processes. The case studies include the identification of processes; comparisons of the Sobol, E-FAST and M...

Ilmenite disseminated grain size is relatively fine, and it must be finely ground to fully separate ilmenite from gangue then produce fine-grained minerals, which deteriorates flotation. A novel method using buoyant carriers improve the recovery of fine in froth flotation was introduced this study. Hydrophobized glass bubbles (HGB) as carrier materials were obtained by an efficient, simple modi...