The present invention relates to a collector composition for the beneficiation of phosphates from phosphate-containing mineral, their use in flotation processes and to a method for the beneficiation of phosphates using said collector composition.

The present invention provides improved methods for purifying and/or removing oily particles, and/or contaminants suspended or dissolved in water. In particular the process relates to an additive composition that has the appropriate surfactant characteristics for effectively removing an oil phase from an oil/aqueous mixed phase via foam fractionation. According to the invention, a hydrophobically modified polymer that acts as an associative thickener is combined with surfactant in appropriate ratios to facilitate oil removal for water purification in any of a number of commercial, environmental and industrial applications.

The invention pertains to a process for separating mixtures of solids based on their densities. The present invention also relates to the use of a separating liquid (L) for separating plastic solids from metal-containing solids based on their densities, wherein the separating liquid (L) has a density d3 such that 1.5<d3<2.0; wherein the solids have a particle size ranging from 0.1 to 100 mm. The separating liquid (L) is preferably a fluorinated fluid.

Described herein are methods for flotation of an ore. The methods include providing an aqueous suspension having an ore in the form of particles, water, and a first frothing agent including a poly(tetrahydrofuran), in a flotation cell to obtain a provided aqueous suspension. The method further includes introducing air into the provided aqueous suspension to obtain a froth. Further described herein are specific aqueous suspensions having ore particles and poly(tetrahydrofuran) and uses of poly(tetrahydrofuran) as a frothing agent for an aqueous suspension having an ore in the form of particles.

A flotation process for treating coal slime in which coal slime, a collecting agent and a frothing agent are fed into an ore slurry pretreater, and salt-containing waste water of coal chemical industry discharged from a coal chemical enterprise is fed as dilution water into the ore slurry pretreater and mixed together to complete mineralization; the mineralized ore slurry is subjected to a rough separation operation, the products obtained in the rough separation operation are subjected to a fine separation operation, and the ash content of the fine separation tailings is tested with an ash analyzer; the tailings are returned into the ore slurry pretreater for separation again if the ash content of the fine separation tailings is greater than 20%; otherwise the tailings are discharged as fine separation tailing products if the ash content of the fine separation tailings is smaller than 20%; the fine separation tailing products discharged through a pipeline enter into a pressure filter for dehydration, and filter cakes are discharged as a finally accepted concentrate product after the dehydration in the pressure filter.

The present invention provides improved methods for purifying and/or removing oily particles, and/or contaminants suspended or dissolved in water. In particular the process relates to an additive composition that has the appropriate surfactant characteristics for effectively removing an oil phase from an oil/aqueous mixed phase via foam fractionation. According to the invention, a hydrophobically modified polymer that acts as an associative thickener is combined with surfactant in appropriate ratios to facilitate oil removal for water purification in any of a number of commercial, environmental and industrial applications.

This invention relates to use of a water-miscible polyhydric alcohol having two or three hydroxyl groups for improving the collector performance of a collector composition for the reverse iron ore flotation comprising at least one alkyl ether amine of formula (I) and/or alkyl ether diamine of formula (II)

R.sup.1—(O-A)-NH.sub.2  (I)

R.sup.2—(O-A)-NH—R.sup.3—NH.sub.2  (II)

wherein
R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbyl group with 6 to 24 carbon atoms,
R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbyl group with 6 to 24 carbon atoms,
R.sup.3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbyl group with 2 to 4 carbon atoms
A is an alkylene group with 2 to 6 carbon atoms.

“VINASSE TREATMENT PROCESS BY FLOTATION IN FLOW”, more precisely, it is a vinasse treatment process, by high performance flowing flotation system in industrial plants' facilities, resulting in obtaining concentrated vinasse sludge and treated vinasse, being said process comprised by vinasse treatment, which consists of treatment steps performed inside flotation tank, which comprises succession of coagulation systems and basins, flocculation, combined with aeration and oxygenation, in addition to a system of nano and micro bubbles in flotation basin, in which vinasse naturally flows into its storage tank, being said process results in formation of surface sludge and treated vinasse.

“VINASSE TREATMENT PROCESS BY FLOTATION IN FLOW”, more precisely, it is a vinasse treatment process, by high performance flowing flotation system in industrial plants' facilities, resulting in obtaining concentrated vinasse sludge and treated vinasse, being said process comprised by vinasse treatment, which consists of treatment steps performed inside flotation tank, which comprises succession of coagulation systems and basins, flocculation, combined with aeration and oxygenation, in addition to a system of nano and micro bubbles in flotation basin, in which vinasse naturally flows into its storage tank, being said process results in formation of surface sludge and treated vinasse.

The present invention relates to a collector composition for beneficiation of phosphates from phosphate containing ores comprising at least one component A, at least one component B, and at least one component C, wherein the component A comprises unsaturated fatty acids having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, the component B comprises alkoxylated branched alcohols as non-ionic surfactant which comprise two different types of alkoxy moieties, and the component C comprises sulfur-containing surfactants. The present invention further relates to the use of said collector composition in flotation processes, and to a method for beneficiation of phosphates using said collector composition.