This study investigates the flotation performance of a representative hard coal slime sample (d80 particle size of minus 0.2 mm) obtained from the Prosper-Haniel coal preparation plant located in Bottrop, Germany. Flotation was carried out with a newly designed flotation cell refurbished from an old ultrasonic cleaning bath (2.5 L volume) equipped with a single frequency (35 kHz) and two differ...

The interfacial behavior of salt-type minerals such as calcite and apatite is governed to a large extent by their electrochemical properties which in turn are governed by pH and concentration of dissolved mineral species. In mixed mineral systems, the interfacial behavior of various minerals is often quite different from what might be expected on the basis of their individual properties. Predic...

The influence of several parameters on removal of various impurities during vacuum flotation clarification of mixed juice has been investigated, and possible ways of dealing with the secondary precipitate obtained in this clarification process have been examined. Dispersed a~ir flotation clarification is described and the experience gained with this separation technique is recorded. Introductio...

Proses pengolahan limbah pada Instalasi air di Kawasan Industri Intiland salah satunya menggunakan sistem DAF (Dissolved Air Flotation) yang berfungsi untuk memisahkan partikel tersuspensi sulit dipisahkan seperti minyak dan lemak dengan limbah, dimana rangkaian proses unit ini terlebih dahulu harus melalui pretreatment koagulasi-flokulasi sehingga terbentuk gumpalan flok akan dipisahkan. Tujua...

Iron ore concentrate is enriched by flotation prior to form iron ore green pellets in order to reduce phosphorus content in the ore concentrate. A flotation reagent is used in this process and it is known to incorporate air bubbles and eventually deteriorate the strength of the pellets. These bubbles were therefore characterized both qualitatively and quantitatively by cryogenic scanning electr...

In this research, cerium recycling was studied by Adsorbing Colloid Flotation (ACF). Ten important parameters including collector type and dosage, cerium and colloid concentrations, frother type, activator type, preparation and frothing time, air flowrate and pH, each in two levels, were investigated. Statistical design of experiment was implemented for process modelling and analysis of var...

Microalgae have great potential to be a feedstock for producing biofuel. One of the major impediments towards the industrial-scale manufacturing of biofuel from microalgae is the ineffective separation of microalgae from water. In this communication, we first carried out froth flotation tests to harvest freshwater microalgae (Chlorella sp. BR2) and marine microalgae (Tetraselmis sp. M8) from di...

In this study, hydrophobic talc nanoparticles were applied as a novel class of solid flotation collector. The aim of this work was to understand the effect of talc nanoparticles size and dosage on the quartz flotation recovery. X-ray analysis, dynamic light scattering, and scanning electron microscopy were conducted. Flotation tests were performed in modified a Hallimond flotation cell. The Zet...

The removal of sulfate ions from natural waters, as well industrial effluents different origins, is a problem, considering that most the proposed processes are inefficient and have high cost, mainly when reducing ion concentration to values below 500 mg.L−1 required. flotation technique, combined with precipitation, has proven be efficient for heavy metal ions. However, there not enough researc...