The residence time of liquid and solid was determined in flotation banks of mechanical cells and flotation columns at Salvador Division, Codelco-Chile. The estimation was developed from residence time distribution (RTD) measurements using radioactive tracers. Results allowed the estimation of effective pulp volumes in flotation banks and columns. It was found that industrial flotation banks are...

Fifty canine fecal samples were evaluated by five flotation procedures to compare the sensitivity of the zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) centrifugation flotation test with ZnSO4 flotation tests using benchtop incubation during the flotation period. One or more parasite species were detected in 40 samples. Results showed that centrifugation with ZnSO4 solution was significantly more likely to detect a posi...

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...

In the paper, we claim to observe the optical activity of cerium in a triply doped yttrium oxide system displaying both upconverting and downshifting properties. The singly-doped Y2O3:Ce 3+ system has already been investigated by many groups, with controversial results, as stated in our paper. Some groups suggested an emission centered on cerium ions, while others proposed a defect-related emis...

The aim of this study is to compare the effect of the ultrasonic pre treatment on the removal of heavy metals (Iron, Zinc and Copper) from Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) by Denver Cell flotation. Synthetic AMD and individual metal solutions are used in the initial experiments to optimise the process conditions for real AMD. Three different process methods, ultrasound treatment followed by Denver flot...

Cerium oxide (ceria, CeO 2-x where x is 0 to 0.5) has been one of the most widely used heterogeneous catalysts particularly in three way catalytic converters. Most of the catalytic traits can be attributed to two properties of ceria: first, the high mobility and storage capacity of oxygen within the lattice; second, the ease with which cerium changes between Ce 3+ and Ce 4+ states. These proper...

A series of alkali metal cerium diphenylhydrazido complexes, Mx(py)y[Ce(PhNNPh)4], M 1⁄4 Li, Na, and K, x 1⁄4 4 (Li and Na) or 5 (K), and y1⁄4 4 (Li), 8 (Na), or 7 (K), were synthesized to probe how a secondary coordination sphere would modulate electronic structures at a cerium cation. The resulting electronic structures of the heterobimetallic cerium diphenylhydrazido complexes were found to ...

The efficiency of mineral processing operations, i.e. concentrating raw ores for metal extraction, impacts significantly on the operating cost of the final metal products. First, valuable minerals are liberated from the ore matrix in a comminution circuit, comprised of grinding (e.g., ball mills) and classification (e.g. hydrocyclones) units. The liberated minerals are subsequently concentrated...

The influence of a cerium additive on the kinetics of oxidation and size distribution of ultrafine diesel particles was studied using a high-temperature oxidation-tandem differential mobility analysis method over the temperature range 300–700 ◦C. The addition of cerium to the diesel fuel was observed to cause significant changes in numberweighted size distributions, light-off temperature, and k...

BACKGROUND Sensory isolation in a flotation tank is a method known for inducing deep relaxation and subsequent positive health effects for patients suffering from e.g. stress or muscle tensions pains. Very few studies have investigated this method as a preventive health-care intervention. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects in healthy participants after receiving a series of f...