Transportable modular system for enhanced mineral recovery, from tailings line and deposits

    公开(公告)号:US10427166B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15534632

    申请日:2015-12-17

    摘要: A transportable modular system for enhanced minerals recovery from tailings lines and deposits, features two transportable mineral recovery modules (TMRM), each TMRM for transporting as a truck mounted module to a remote site as an independently-operable mineral recovery module, each TMRM to couple to another TMRM on-site at the remote site and used together to provide enhanced minerals recovery. One TMRM having a central engineered polymer mineral recovery module that receives tailings fluid having a mineral particle of interest, processes the tailings fluid using an engineered polymer configuration, and provides recovered mineral processing fluids having the mineral particle of interest and a tailings disposal fluid. One other TMRM is selected from a group of TMRMs that includes another central engineered polymer mineral recovery module, a tailings fluid management module, an additive/chemical treatment polymer management module, a tailings disposal module and a recovery mineral processing module.

    RE-LINED PIPE TECHNIQUE FOR WEAR MITIGATION IN SLURRY TRANSPORT PIPELINE
    3.
    发明申请
    RE-LINED PIPE TECHNIQUE FOR WEAR MITIGATION IN SLURRY TRANSPORT PIPELINE 审中-公开
    再生管道技术在浆液运输管道中的减缓

    公开(公告)号:US20150140228A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-21

    申请号:US14350666

    申请日:2012-10-18

    IPC分类号: F16L55/164 F16L55/26

    摘要: The present invention provides apparatus, including a pigging tool, that comprises a spraying mechanism configured to move along an inner surface of a pipeline, including a slurry transport pipeline in a minable oilsands facility or plant, and to spray a coating on the inner surface of the pipeline; and a curing source, including an ultraviolet (UV) light source, a microwave source or an RF source, configured to cure the coating sprayed on the inner surface of the pipeline in situ as the spray mechanism moves along the inner surface of the pipeline.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种包括清管工具的设备,其包括喷洒机构,其构造成沿着管道的内表面移动,该管道的内表面包括在可开采的油井设备或设备中的淤浆输送管线,并且在 管道 以及固化源,包括紫外线(UV)光源,微波源或RF源,其被配置为当喷雾机构沿着管道的内表面移动时固化喷射在管道内表面上的涂层。

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLOATION SEPARATION IN A MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLABLE AND STEERABLE MEDIUM
    5.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLOATION SEPARATION IN A MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLABLE AND STEERABLE MEDIUM 有权
    用于磁控制和可转换介质中浮动分离的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150041368A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-12

    申请号:US14380609

    申请日:2013-02-28

    发明人: Alan D. Kersey

    IPC分类号: C10G1/04

    摘要: The present invention provides new techniques related to magnetically controllable and/or steerable froth for use in separation processes of mineral-bearing ore and bitumen. Apparatus is provided featuring a processor configured to contain a fluidic medium having a material-of-interest and also having a surfactant with magnetic properties so as to cause the formation of a froth layer that contains at least some of the material-of-interest and is magnetically responsive; and a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field and provide non-mechanical mixing and steering/driving of the froth layer in the processor. The material-of-interest may be mineral-bearing ore particles or bitumen. The processor includes a flotation tank, a primary separation vessel (PSV), or a pipe, including a tailings pipeline. The pipe has a non-magnetic pipe section, and the magnetic field generator includes a magnetic coil arranged in relation to non-magnetic pipe section to generate the magnetic field and provide the non-mechanical mixing and steering/driving of the froth layer in the pipe.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了与含矿矿石和沥青的分离方法中使用的可磁控制和/或可导向泡沫相关的新技术。 提供了一种装置,其特征在于处理器被配置为容纳具有感兴趣物质的流体介质,并且还具有具有磁特性的表面活性剂,以便形成含有至少一部分感兴趣的材料的泡沫层, 是磁响应; 以及磁场发生器,被配置为产生磁场并且在处理器中提供泡沫层的非机械混合和转向/驱动。 感兴趣的材料可以是矿物矿石颗粒或沥青。 处理器包括浮选槽,主分离容器(PSV)或包括尾矿管道的管道。 该管具有非磁性管部,该磁场发生部具有与非磁性管部相对配置的磁性线圈,产生磁场,并且在该磁性线圈的非机械混合和转向/驱动 管。

    Dimensionally controlled ‘engineered polymer bubble’ for flotation separation

    公开(公告)号:US10245597B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US14387692

    申请日:2013-04-01

    摘要: Apparatus is provided featuring a first and second cells. The first cell receives an ore slurry having mineral particles of interest, receives unexpanded polymer microspheres comprising a surface having mineral collector chemistry attached thereto with molecules for attaching the mineral particles of interest, causes the unexpanded polymer microspheres to expand substantially in volume into expanded polymer microspheres having a substantially increased sphere surface area, and provides an expanded polymer microsphere foam layer comprising the expanded polymer microspheres with attached mineral particles of interest. The second cell receives the expanded polymer microsphere foam layer, and causes the expanded polymer microspheres to collapse substantially in volume into collapsed polymer microspheres having a substantially reduced sphere surface area that results in a mechanical shearing off of the attached mineral particles of interest. The second cell may also provide a mineral concentrate output having the mineral particles of interest.

    Tomographic determination of scale build-up in pipes and other tanks, cells, vessels or containers

    公开(公告)号:US09989453B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-05

    申请号:US14408347

    申请日:2013-06-20

    IPC分类号: G01N27/00 G01N17/02

    CPC分类号: G01N17/02

    摘要: Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processor or processing module configured at least to: receive signaling containing information about the conductivity of a fluid contained, processed or flowing in a pipe, tank, cell or vessel having electrodes around the circumference of the pipe, tank, cell or vessel in an irregular configuration; and determine a scale build-up in the pipe, tank, cell or vessel using a tomographic processing technique, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processor module may be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing information about the scale build-up in the pipe, tank, cell or vessel using the tomographic processing technique, e.g., including where the corresponding signaling contains information about a chemical to be injected to control the scale build-up, including in a closed loop manner.

    DIMENSIONALLY CONTROLLED 'ENGINEERED POLYMER BUBBLE' FOR FLOTATION SEPARATION
    8.
    发明申请
    DIMENSIONALLY CONTROLLED 'ENGINEERED POLYMER BUBBLE' FOR FLOTATION SEPARATION 审中-公开
    尺寸控制“工程聚合物泡沫”用于浮选分离

    公开(公告)号:US20150083646A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-26

    申请号:US14387692

    申请日:2013-04-01

    IPC分类号: B03D1/02 B03D1/08 B03D1/14

    摘要: Apparatus is provided featuring a first and second cells. The first cell receives an ore slurry having mineral particles of interest, receives unexpanded polymer microspheres comprising a surface having mineral collector chemistry attached thereto with molecules for attaching the mineral particles of interest, causes the unexpanded polymer microspheres to expand substantially in volume into expanded polymer microspheres having a substantially increased sphere surface area, and provides an expanded polymer microsphere foam layer comprising the expanded polymer microspheres with attached mineral particles of interest. The second cell receives the expanded polymer microsphere foam layer, and causes the expanded polymer microspheres to collapse substantially in volume into collapsed polymer microspheres having a substantially reduced sphere surface area that results in a mechanical shearing off of the attached mineral particles of interest. The second cell may also provide a mineral concentrate output having the mineral particles of interest.

    摘要翻译: 提供具有第一和第二单元的装置。 第一个细胞接收具有感兴趣的矿物颗粒的矿浆,接收未发泡的聚合物微球,其包含具有矿物收集剂化学性质的表面,其附着有用于附着感兴趣的矿物颗粒的分子,使未膨胀的聚合物微球体积基本上膨胀到发泡聚合物微球体 具有基本上增加的球表面积,并且提供包含具有附加的感兴趣的矿物颗粒的发泡聚合物微球的发泡聚合物微球泡沫层。 第二个电池接收发泡的聚合物微球泡沫层,并且使发泡的聚合物微球基本上体积地折叠成具有基本上减小的球表面积的聚合物微球体,导致所附着的矿物颗粒的机械剪切。 第二电池还可以提供具有感兴趣的矿物颗粒的矿物质浓缩物输出。

    Flow profiling techniques based on modulated magnetic-electrical impedance tomography

    公开(公告)号:US10031009B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-24

    申请号:US14421668

    申请日:2013-08-13

    发明人: Alan D. Kersey

    IPC分类号: G01F1/00 G01F1/58

    摘要: Apparatus includes a signal processing module configured at least to: receive signaling containing information about an application of a rotating magnetic field across a fluid flowing in a pipe, tank, cell or vessel; and determine a flow analysis across the fluid flowing in the pipe, tank, cell or vessel, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processing module may also be configured to provide corresponding signaling containing information about the flow analysis across the fluid flowing in the pipe, tank, cell or vessel.