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.

    DIMENSIONALLY CONTROLLED 'ENGINEERED POLYMER BUBBLE' FOR FLOTATION SEPARATION
    2.
    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。

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELEASING MINERAL FROM SYNTHETIC BUBBLES AND BEADS
    5.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELEASING MINERAL FROM SYNTHETIC BUBBLES AND BEADS 有权
    从合成泡沫和珠粒中释放矿物的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140197077A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-17

    申请号:US14117912

    申请日:2012-05-25

    IPC分类号: B03D1/02

    摘要: A synthetic bead for use in mineral separation is described. The synthetic bead has a surface made of a synthetic material such as polymer and the synthetic material is functionalized with molecules having a functional group for attaching mineral particles to the surface in a separation process. The synthetic beads can be placed in flotation cell containing a mixture of water, valuable material and unwanted material or in a pipeline where the mixture is transported from one location to another. The enriched synthetic beads carrying the mineral particles are separated from the unwanted materials in the mixture. The mineral particles are then released from the synthetic beads by means of low pH treatment, ultrasonic agitation, thermal or electromagnetic treatment.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于矿物分离的合成珠粒。 合成珠具有由诸如聚合物的合成材料制成的表面,并且合成材料在具有用于在分离过程中将矿物颗粒附着到表面的官能团的分子官能化。 合成珠可以放置在含有水,有价值材料和不想要的材料的混合物的浮选池中,或者在混合物从一个位置运输到另一个位置的管道中。 携带矿物颗粒的富集的合成珠粒与混合物中的不需要的物质分离。 矿物颗粒然后通过低pH处理,超声波搅拌,热或电磁处理从合成珠粒中释放出来。

    Apparatus having polymer surfaces having a siloxane functional group

    公开(公告)号:US09731221B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-15

    申请号:US14890477

    申请日:2014-05-13

    IPC分类号: B01D15/26 B01D15/20 B01J20/26

    摘要: An apparatus for collecting mineral particles in a slurry or the tailings is disclosed, including a collection area or tank having one or more collection surfaces configured to contact with a mixture having water and valuable material, the valuable material having a plurality of mineral particles of interest; and a synthetic material provided at least on the one or more collection surfaces, the synthetic material having plurality of molecules with a siloxane functional group configured to attract the mineral particles of interest to the collection surfaces. The one or more collection surfaces includes a conveyor belt that is driven through the collection area or tank, through a release area or tank, back through the collection area or tank. The mixture includes a pulp slurry having ground ore with mineral particles of interest forming part thereof, including mineral particles of interest of about 500 microns or larger.

    MINERAL RECOVERY IN TAILINGS USING FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS
    7.
    发明申请
    MINERAL RECOVERY IN TAILINGS USING FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS 有权
    使用功能化聚合物的尾矿矿物回收

    公开(公告)号:US20150209799A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-30

    申请号:US14119013

    申请日:2012-05-25

    IPC分类号: B03C5/00 B03C5/02

    摘要: An apparatus and method for collecting mineral particles in the tailings is disclosed. The apparatus may take the form of a filter, a conveyor belt, a collection plate or an impeller configured to contact with tailings of a flotation process, before and/or after the tailings are discharged into a pond. The filter, conveyor belt, collection plate or impeller has a collection area or surface made of, or coated with, a synthetic material having a functional group, e.g., having an ionizing bond to attract the mineral particles of interest. Alternatively, the synthetic material has hydrophobic molecules to render the collection area hydrophobic. When the mineral particles of interest in the tailings are combined with collector molecules, the mineral particles of interest may also become hydrophobic. The hydrophobic mineral particles of interest are attracted to the hydrophobic collection area or surface. The filter, conveyor belt, collection plate and impeller may have a plurality of passage ways or synthetic beads in order to increase the contacting surfaces.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于收集尾矿中的矿物颗粒的装置和方法。 在尾矿排放到池塘中之前和/或之后,该设备可以采用过滤器,输送带,收集板或配置成与浮选工艺的尾矿接触的叶轮的形式。 过滤器,输送带,收集板或叶轮具有由具有官能团的合成材料制成或涂覆的收集区域或表面,例如具有电离结合以吸引感兴趣的矿物颗粒。 或者,合成材料具有疏水分子以使收集区域疏水。 当尾矿中感兴趣的矿物颗粒与收集分子结合时,感兴趣的矿物颗粒也可能变得疏水。 感兴趣的疏水性矿物颗粒被吸引到疏水性收集区域或表面。 过滤器,输送带,收集板和叶轮可以具有多个通道或合成珠,以增加接触表面。

    MINERAL SEPARATION USING FUNCTIONALIZED FILTERS AND MEMBRANES
    9.
    发明申请
    MINERAL SEPARATION USING FUNCTIONALIZED FILTERS AND MEMBRANES 有权
    使用功能过滤器和膜的矿物分离

    公开(公告)号:US20140199217A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-17

    申请号:US14118984

    申请日:2012-05-25

    IPC分类号: C22B15/00 B01D39/00

    摘要: An apparatus for collecting mineral particles in a slurry or the tailings is disclosed. The apparatus may take the form of a filter, a conveyor belt or an impeller to be used in a processor to collect mineral particles in the slurry, or in a tailings pond to collect mineral particles in the tailings. The filter, conveyor belt or impeller has a collection area made of or coated with a synthetic material having a functional group, either anionic or cationic to attach to the mineral particles. Alternatively, the synthetic material has hydrophobic molecules to render the collection area hydrophobic. When the mineral particles in the slurry or tailings are combined with collector molecules, the mineral particles also become hydrophobic. The hydrophobic mineral particles are attracted to the hydrophobic collection area. The filter, conveyor belt and impeller may have a plurality of passage ways in order to increase the contacting surfaces.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于收集浆料或尾矿中的矿物颗粒的设备。 该设备可以采用过滤器,输送带或叶轮的形式,用于处理器中以收集浆料中的矿物颗粒,或在尾矿池中收集尾矿中的矿物颗粒。 过滤器,输送带或叶轮具有由合成材料制成或涂覆的收集区域,该合成材料具有阴离子或阳离子官能团以附着到矿物颗粒上。 或者,合成材料具有疏水分子以使收集区域疏水。 当浆料或尾矿中的矿物颗粒与收集分子结合时,矿物颗粒也变得疏水。 疏水性矿物颗粒被吸引到疏水收集区域。 过滤器,输送带和叶轮可以具有多个通道以增加接触表面。