公开(公告)号：US09943860B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14119013

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B01D37/02 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03D1/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B01D39/00 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

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.

公开(公告)号：US20140227520A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US14117887

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03D1/016

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

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 attracting 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。 合成珠具有由合成材料如聚合物制成的表面，并且合成材料在具有用于在分离过程中将矿物颗粒吸引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。

公开(公告)号：US10357782B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US14116438

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03D1/14 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03D1/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B01D39/00 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02

摘要： Apparatus, such as a flotation separation device, features a flotation cell or column configured to receive a mixture of water, valuable material and unwanted material; receive polymer-based materials, including polymer bubbles or beads, configured to attach to the valuable material in the mixture; and provide enriched polymer-based materials, including enriched polymer bubbles or beads, having the valuable material attached thereon.

公开(公告)号：US09827574B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US14117534

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03D1/02 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B01D37/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B01D39/00 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

摘要： Apparatus for use in, or forming part of, a separation process to be implemented in separation processor technology, the apparatus comprising synthetic bubbles or beads configured with a polymer or polymer-based material functionalized to attach to a valuable material in a mixture so as to form an enriched synthetic bubbles or beads having the valuable material attached thereto, and also configured to be separated from the mixture based at least partly on a difference in a physical property between the enriched synthetic bubbles or beads having the valuable material attached thereto and the mixture.

公开(公告)号：US09327294B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US14117946

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B03D1/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B01D39/00 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

摘要： A synthetic bead for use in mineral separation is described. The synthetic bead has a surface made of or coated with a synthetic material such as a polymer that is naturally hydrophobic or a polymer that is hydrophobically modified. The synthetic bead can be made of glass having a coating or polysiloxane. The synthetic beads can be placed in flotation cell containing a mixture of water, collector molecules, valuable material and unwanted material or in a pipeline where the mixture is transported from one location to another. The collector chemical can be xanthates. 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。 合成珠具有由合成材料制成或涂覆的表面，例如天然疏水性的聚合物或被疏水改性的聚合物。 合成珠粒可以由具有涂层或聚硅氧烷的玻璃制成。 合成珠可以放置在含有水，收集分子，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。 收集剂化学品可以是黄原酸盐。 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。

公开(公告)号：US20140183104A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-03

申请号：US14117534

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03D1/14

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

摘要： Apparatus for use in, or forming part of, a separation process to be implemented in separation processor technology, the apparatus comprising synthetic bubbles or beads configured with a polymer or polymer-based material functionalized to attach to a valuable material in a mixture so as to form an enriched synthetic bubbles or beads having the valuable material attached thereto, and also configured to be separated from the mixture based at least partly on a difference in a physical property between the enriched synthetic bubbles or beads having the valuable material attached thereto and the mixture.

摘要翻译： 在分离处理器技术中使用或组成部分分离过程的装置，该装置包括由聚合物或基于聚合物的材料构成的合成气泡或珠粒，所述聚合物或聚合物基材料被官能化以连接到混合物中的有价值材料，以便 形成富集的合成气泡或具有附着于其上的有价值材料的珠粒，并且还构造成至少部分地基于富集的合成气泡或附着于其上的有价值材料的珠粒与混合物之间的物理性质的差异与混合物分离 。

公开(公告)号：US09352335B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-31

申请号：US14117887

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B03D1/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B01D39/00 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

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 attracting 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。 合成珠具有由合成材料如聚合物制成的表面，并且合成材料在具有用于在分离过程中将矿物颗粒吸引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。

公开(公告)号：US20140202959A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-24

申请号：US14117946

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B01D15/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

摘要： A synthetic bead for use in mineral separation is described. The synthetic bead has a surface made of or coated with a synthetic material such as a polymer that is naturally hydrophobic or a polymer that is hydrophobically modified. The synthetic bead can be made of glass having a coating or polysiloxane. The synthetic beads can be placed in flotation cell containing a mixture of water, collector molecules, valuable material and unwanted material or in a pipeline where the mixture is transported from one location to another. The collector chemical can be xanthates. 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。 合成珠具有由合成材料制成或涂覆的表面，例如天然疏水性的聚合物或被疏水改性的聚合物。 合成珠粒可以由具有涂层或聚硅氧烷的玻璃制成。 合成珠可以放置在含有水，收集分子，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。 收集剂化学品可以是黄原酸盐。 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。

公开(公告)号：US09981271B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US14117912

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'keefe ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'keefe ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03D1/14 ,  B03D1/02 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B01D37/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B01D39/00 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C5/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

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.

公开(公告)号：US11731143B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US14117209

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B01D37/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03D1/02 ,  B03D1/14 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C5/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

摘要： A machine or apparatus featuring a first processor and a second processor. The first processor is configured to receive a mixture of fluid, valuable material and unwanted material and a functionalized polymer coated member configured to attach to the valuable material in an attachment rich environment, and provide an enriched functionalized polymer coated member having the valuable material attached thereto. The second processor is configured to receive a fluid and the enriched functionalized polymer coated member in a release rich environment to release the valuable material, and provide the valuable material released from the enriched functionalized polymer coated member.