Title
Fine particle recovery by electroflotation with sodium oleate
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Publisher(s)
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Abstract
Fine particle recovery by conventional flotation processes is very low mainly due to the low probability of bubble/particle collision and adhesion. In order to solve the problem of low particle recovery, several flotation technologies have been developed to increase bubble/particle collision efficiency. Among these technologies, the electroflotation process stands out. This process has advantages in the generation of microbubbles (<100 μm) and in the production of different amounts of hydrogen and oxygen microbubbles. These advantages favorably influence the fine particle floatability, due to the greater probability of particle/bubble collision and adhesion. The electroflotation tests were conducted for a hematite/sodium oleate system in a Partridge-Smith modified electroflotation binary cell of 0.38 L usable volume. The sodium oleate concentration, particle size, pH and current density were evaluated. Satisfactory results in the recovery of hematite were found at pH values of 7, reaching hematite floatability of 99% and 90% with hydrogen and oxygen bubbles, respectively.
Start page
1561
End page
1569
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras ingenierías y tecnologías
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85059398750
ISBN
9787030227119
Source
IMPC 2018 - 29th International Mineral Processing Congress
Sponsor(s)
The authors acknowledge PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro), CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico), FAPERJ (Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for financial support.
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