Abstract:
The invention is a process for recovering coal or mineral values from raw coal or mineral ore which comprises subjecting the raw coal or mineral ore in the form of an aqueous pulp, to a floatation process in the presence of a floatation collector, and a flotating amount of a floatation frother which comprises the reaction product of an alitphatic C.sub.6 alcohol and between about 1 and 5 moles of propylene oxide, butylene oxide or mixtures thereof, under conditions such that the coal or mineral values are recovered.
Abstract:
An improved method in concentrating oxide ores by froth flotation process which comprises subjecting a sufficiently fine sized ore of a metal which can change the valency state from higher to lower by the action of inorganic reducing compounds in the presence of an effective amount of dihydroxyoleic acid collector-frother; the indicated compounds provide selectivity and/or recovery of oxide minerals of iron, manganese, tin, titanium, vanadium, and wolfram, over silica and silicate gangue.
Abstract:
A phosphate ore fllotation process subjects a phosphate ore containing silica and silicates to froth flotation in the presence of a collector, said collector being a C.sub.36 high molecular weight dibasic acid comprising two carboxylic functional groups, recovering the phosphate concentrate from the overflow, and removing the separated silica and silicates in the underflow. The dibasic acids should be used in conjunction with fuel oil, not only to reduce the reagent consumption, but also to increase the grade and recovery of phosphate concentrate. The selectivity of some of these collectors is so great than an acceptable phosphate rock concentrate can be obtained from the phosphate ore in a single anionic circuit.
Abstract:
A process is provided for the flotation of ores, wherein esters of orthophthalic acid or maleic acid with C.sub.8 -C.sub.14 alcohols or oleyl alcohol are used as collectors, together with the usual fatty acid type collectors, thus permitting important savings in the use of this latter component. Particular advantages are so obtained in the flotation of phosphate ore and of magnesium-containing minerals.
Abstract:
Improved beneficiation of non-sulfide iron ores by froth flotation results when the collector employed is a mixture of a naturally derived fatty acid and a partial ester of a polycarboxylic acid having at least one free carboxylic acid group.
Abstract:
Process for flotation of non-sulfide ores using partial esters of polycarboxylic acids having the following structure ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group of about 4 to 12 carbon atoms, R" is hydrogen or an alkyl group of up to 12 carbon atoms, n is a number 0-3, and R' is a bivalent grouping of a selected class in combination with fuel oil and alkali.
Abstract:
Partial esters of polycarboxylic acids having the structure ##STR1## wherein R is the radical remaining after removal of the hydroxyl group of a straight chain linear aliphatic alcohol having 12-22 carbon atoms, n is a number of 0-5, and R' is a specified bivalent grouping which are effective collectors for non-sulfide minerals in froth flotation.
Abstract:
The improvement in the process of concentrating a sulfide mineral by froth flotation from an aqueous pulp of an ore containing such mineral, comprising using as at least part of the aqueous phase of the pulp sewage treatment plant water effluent conditioned prior to use with at least about 3 parts per million of a polyglycerol.