A dynamic fundamental model was developed linking processes from the microscopic scale to the equipment scale for batch froth flotation. State estimation, fault detection, and disturbance identification were implemented using the extended Kalman filter (EKF), which reconciles real-time measurements with dynamic models. The online measurements for the EKF were obtained through image analysis of ...

Current methods to remove algae from a liquid medium are energy intensive and expensive. This study characterized algae contained within a wastewater oxidation pond and sought to identify a more efficient harvesting technique. Analysis of oxidation pond wastewater revealed that algae, consisting primarily of Chlorella and Scenedesmus, composed approximately 80% of the solids inventory during th...

The recovery and concentrate grade, used simultaneously, are the most widely accepted measures of assessing metallurgical performance. Meanwhile, new challenges are being found with more complex ores around the world, a new methodology to evaluate flotation circuits more accurately is used to keep the Mineral Industry afloat in a changing world by increasing revenues. The flotation process is d...

Flotation is the single most important method of mineral processing and is widely used for the concentration of metal ores, industrial minerals, and coals. Several investigations were carried out during the last century, and the flotation literature was immense, particularly on selective collectors and their interaction mechanisms on sulfide, oxide, and silicate minerals. However, it is often d...

in this study, the possibility of producing coal with less than 11% ash from tailings of flotation process was investigated. the effect of six flotation parameters: collector type, collector consumption, frother type, frother consumption, pulp density and mixing rate were studied on a sample from a tailing dam. a software based experimental design approach (dx7) was applied to determine and mod...

For over two decades, LOOP (French acronym for Process Observation and Optimization Laboratory) researchers have been working at developing and/or improving specific sensors for flotation columns and their use for automatic control of this process. Several papers have already been published for the mineral processing industrial and scientific community in peer-reviewed journals and conference p...