Solid/liquid separations are a mature technology area and few new developments occurred in seventies and eighties. However, last decade witnessed appearance of a significant number of new innovative systems in this field. (Rubio et al., 2002) This paper describes new developments in mixing, coagulation, flocculation and flotation systems for industrial wastewater treatment. (Ross et al., 2000; ...

Carrier flotation is a technique that can recover fine particles by using coarse carrier during the process. In heterogeneous flotation, mineral of different minerals are used as carriers to particles. By Cu2+-treated pyrite carriers, chalcopyrite recovery could be improved. However, disadvantage this it requires post-flotation separation process improve grade final Cu concentrate. This study t...

Presence of microplastics in waste streams and the environment is a challenge much recent concern. Bubbles are used for solid–liquid separation froth flotation dissolved air (DAF). Bubble-particle interactions key understanding removal efficiency particulates. Limited studies provide in-situ characterization particle size distribution, shape concentration before after flotation. The use microbu...

The effect of surfactants on the treatment of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) wastewater by electro-coagulation-flotation (ECF) process was studied. Two surfactants, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) were employed in this study to compare the effect of cationic (CTAB) and anodic (SDS) surfactants on ECF. The cationic surfactant can enhance the removal of ...

The different types of mineral industries wastes are characterized. Total tonnage in the world of finely ground wastes from i.a. flotation and leaching operations amounts to around 1 500 million tons per annum. The major environmental problems arise from slowly settling fine particles, dissolved metal ions and chemicals retained in the effluent. The paper discusses the toxic effects of dissolve...

The present work presents a strategic sequential experimental planning to evaluate the removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous medium by electrocoagulation combined with dissolved air flotation. Effect electrode pairs, spacing, contact time, initial pH, voltage, and pressure were optimized according following response variables: color, final turbidity, removal. best-achieved conditions were:...