A method and a system for treating fluid. The method includes a fluid feeding step for feeding fluid in a fluid feeding pipe into a fluid reactor vessel, a bubbles feeding step for feeding bubbles of first fluid mixture containing first carrier fluid and first active fluid into fluid flowing in the fluid feeding pipe by means of a sparger apparatus. The method includes a fluid mixture analyzing step for measuring the relative content of first active fluid in the first fluid mixture with a first fluid analyzer and controlling a first active fluid source with the first fluid analyzer in response to the relative content of first active fluid in the first fluid mixture as measured by the first fluid analyzer.

A method and a system for treating fluid. The method includes a fluid feeding step for feeding fluid in a fluid feeding pipe into a fluid reactor vessel, a bubbles feeding step for feeding bubbles of first fluid mixture containing first carrier fluid and first active fluid into fluid flowing in the fluid feeding pipe by means of a sparger apparatus. The method includes a fluid mixture analyzing step for measuring the relative content of first active fluid in the first fluid mixture with a first fluid analyzer and controlling a first active fluid source with the first fluid analyzer in response to the relative content of first active fluid in the first fluid mixture as measured by the first fluid analyzer.

A method and an arrangement for removing amine(s) from a thickener overflow of a mineral processing plant. The method includes supplying the thickener overflow to an electrocoagulation unit and subjecting the thickener overflow to electrocoagulation in order to separate at least some of the amine(s) as an electrocoagulation overflow and in order to form a residual process water as an electrocoagulation underflow, and removing the electrocoagulation overflow. The method is free of all of the following: a coagulant, a flocculant, an adsorbent and an additional flotation chemical.

A method and an arrangement for removing amine(s) from a thickener overflow of a mineral processing plant. The method includes supplying the thickener overflow to an electrocoagulation unit and subjecting the thickener overflow to electrocoagulation in order to separate at least some of the amine(s) as an electrocoagulation overflow and in order to form a residual process water as an electrocoagulation underflow, and removing the electrocoagulation overflow. The method is free of all of the following: a coagulant, a flocculant, an adsorbent and an additional flotation chemical.

The present disclosure relates to flotation oils, processes for making such flotation oils, and uses thereof for example in the froth flotation of ores such as sylvinite ores to recover potassium chloride.

The present disclosure relates to flotation oils, processes for making such flotation oils, and uses thereof for example in the froth flotation of ores such as sylvinite ores to recover potassium chloride.

A flotation arrangement for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry. The arrangement includes a primary line including at least two primary flotation cells, a first secondary line, and a second secondary line downstream of the first secondary line. In the arrangement, underflow from a secondary line is arranged to flow to the last of the at least one primary flotation cells from which the primary overflow was received, or to a primary flotation cell downstream of the last of the at least one primary flotation cells from which the primary overflow was received. The disclosure further relates a use of a flotation arrangement, to a flotation plant and to a flotation method.

The present invention provides new techniques related to magnetically controllable and/or steerable froth for use in separation processes of mineral-bearing ore and bitumen. Apparatus is provided featuring a processor configured to contain a fluidic medium having a material-of-interest and also having a surfactant with magnetic properties so as to cause the formation of a froth layer that contains at least some of the material-of-interest and is magnetically responsive; and a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field and provide non-mechanical mixing and steering/driving of the froth layer in the processor. The material-of-interest may be mineral-bearing ore particles or bitumen. The processor includes a flotation tank, a primary separation vessel (PSV), or a pipe, including a tailings pipeline. The pipe has a non-magnetic pipe section, and the magnetic field generator includes a magnetic coil arranged in relation to non-magnetic pipe section to generate the magnetic field and provide the non-mechanical mixing and steering/driving of the froth layer in the pipe.

The present invention provides new techniques related to magnetically controllable and/or steerable froth for use in separation processes of mineral-bearing ore and bitumen. Apparatus is provided featuring a processor configured to contain a fluidic medium having a material-of-interest and also having a surfactant with magnetic properties so as to cause the formation of a froth layer that contains at least some of the material-of-interest and is magnetically responsive; and a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field and provide non-mechanical mixing and steering/driving of the froth layer in the processor. The material-of-interest may be mineral-bearing ore particles or bitumen. The processor includes a flotation tank, a primary separation vessel (PSV), or a pipe, including a tailings pipeline. The pipe has a non-magnetic pipe section, and the magnetic field generator includes a magnetic coil arranged in relation to non-magnetic pipe section to generate the magnetic field and provide the non-mechanical mixing and steering/driving of the froth layer in the pipe.

A microflotation system comprises a flotation tank with a dispersion water feed line in which an expansion valve arrangement is disposed. An adjusting apparatus is configured to adjust a flow rate of the expansion valve arrangement and an electronic control is connected to the adjusting apparatus. A measuring apparatus is disposed downstream from the expansion valve arrangement for detecting a size distribution of gas bubbles and the electronic control is configured to set the flow rate depending on a size distribution detected with the measuring apparatus.