A hydrocyclone (10) is disclosed which includes an internal conical separation chamber (15) which extends axially from a first end to a second end of relatively smaller cross-sectional area than the first end. The separation chamber (15) includes at least one gas inlet device (60) which comprises a plurality of openings in the form of a series of elongate slits (82) arranged in a spaced-apart relationship from one another around an interior circumferential wall (80) of the gas discharge chamber (74). In use the slits (82) are arranged for admission of gas into the separation chamber (15) at a region located between the first and second ends.

The present invention relates to a method for the selective recovery of valuable metal minerals in a froth floatation process using a non-oxidizing biocide.

The present application relates to a concentration process of iron minerals from ultrafine tailings (slimes) from iron ore processing through reverse flotation with pH between 8.5 and 10.5 with the addition of amide-amine type collector, or further a mixture thereof with traditional cationic collectors (amines), in the absence of any depressant, alternatively including a step of high field magnetic concentration, which allows to obtain a concentrate with iron content higher than 66% and contents of SiO2+Al2O3 below 4%.

Processes for macroscopically separating a maceral concentrate from raw coal are disclosed. In some embodiments, a process includes the following steps: crushing and sieving the raw coal to obtain a first coal sample and a second coal sample; subjecting the first coal sample to a heavy medium cyclone separation process; and subjecting the second coal sample to a froth flotation process. The first coal sample has a particle size within a first particle size range, and the second coal sample has a particle size within a second particle size range. In other embodiments, the froth flotation process uses a froth flotation agent including a foaming agent and a collector. The foaming agent includes at least one item selected from the group consisting of 2-octanol, terpenic oil, and polyethylene glycol (PEG). The collector includes at least one item selected from the group consisting of kerosene, diethyl phthalate (BET), and diesel.

Processes for macroscopically separating a maceral concentrate from raw coal are disclosed. In some embodiments, a process includes the following steps: crushing and sieving the raw coal to obtain a first coal sample and a second coal sample; subjecting the first coal sample to a heavy medium cyclone separation process; and subjecting the second coal sample to a froth flotation process. The first coal sample has a particle size within a first particle size range, and the second coal sample has a particle size within a second particle size range. In other embodiments, the froth flotation process uses a froth flotation agent including a foaming agent and a collector. The foaming agent includes at least one item selected from the group consisting of 2-octanol, terpenic oil, and polyethylene glycol (PEG). The collector includes at least one item selected from the group consisting of kerosene, diethyl phthalate (BET), and diesel.

This invention applies to the field of ore processing processes aiming to provide a reduction or increase in the concentration of one of its constituents, as well as describes a process to concentrate the lithium oxide content from pegmatite rock from the tailings of heavy mineral gravimetric concentration recovery processes.

Method for removing arsenic mineral from a lead concentrate by reverse flotation with an ozone pre-treatment. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a slurry of the lead concentrate that has previously undergone flotation processes, bubbling ozone into the slurry of the lead concentrate to remove reagents used in previous flotation processes, adding a sulfide salt to the slurry to depress lead mineral, adding an alkali to increase the pH of the slurry, adding a collector and then a frother to the slurry for a reverse flotation processing and floating the arsenic mineral out of the lead mineral to obtain a now-purified lead concentrate.

Disclosed is high-ash fine coal slime separation equipment and method, applicable to the field of coal washing. The high-ash fine coal slime separation equipment includes a feeding system (1), a mineralization system (2), a separation system (3) and a pulsating water flow control system (4). A coal slime mineralization region is isolated from a separation region; and a damping block and a pulsating water flow device are arranged in a mineral separation system. A flotation feeding is fed into the feeding system (1), slurry mixing operation is completed, coal slime enters the mineralization system after pulp mixing to generate turbulent collision to form mineralized bubbles, the mineralized bubbles enters the separation system (3) after passing through a turbulent-flow dissipation pipe (12), and meanwhile, pulsating water flow with a certain frequency and waveform is fed into the separation system (3) by the pulsating water flow control system (4).

A process and a plant for recovering valuable material in the form of gold and/or copper from sulphide ore systems that includes an Accurate Rock Breakage System (ARBS) circuit.

A process is described for manufacturing white pigment containing products. The white pigment containing products are obtained from at least one white pigment and impurities containing material via froth flotation.