Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas recirculation in mineral flotation
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Application No.: US15781488Application Date: 2016-12-07
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Publication No.: US10252276B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Jukka Lakanen
- Applicant: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
- Current Assignee: OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
- Agent Robert P. Michal, Esq.
- Priority: FI20155935 20151209
- International Application: PCT/FI2016/050852 WO 20161207
- International Announcement: WO2017/098081 WO 20170615
- Main IPC: B03D1/02
- IPC: B03D1/02 ; B03D1/04 ; B03D1/14

Abstract:
An arrangement for recirculation of flotation gas in a mineral flotation process wherein the flotation gas volume fluctuations are handled by a closed pressure equalization loop including an apparatus for storing gas and adsorbing changes of gas pressure; a flushing line for connecting the pressure side of the primary gas recirculation loop to the apparatus for storing gas and adsorbing changes of gas pressure for allowing expulsion of a fraction of the flotation gas from the primary gas recirculation loop; and a suction line for connecting the suction side of the primary gas recirculation loop to the apparatus for storing gas and adsorbing changes of gas pressure, whereby the suction line comprises a pressure reducer for restricting flotation gas flow through the suction line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180353971A1 GAS RECIRCULATION IN MINERAL FLOTATION Public/Granted day:2018-12-13
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