Abstract:
Beneficiation of magnesian ores and similar derivative mixtures for concentrating or upgrading the magnesium content, usually by removal of the undesired constituents. Such mixtures after size reduction to obtain desired liberation of constituents are subjected to float and sink separations in heavy media having a gravity intermediate the float and sink constituents. Mixtures include magnesite, brucite, hydromagnesite and dolomite ores and synthetic mixtures of CaCO3 and hydrated magnesium carbonates with tetrabromoethane, methylene bromide, trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride and methylene iodide as heavy media diluted with lighter organic liquids as necessary to establish optimum specific gravity. Movement of material in separation zone causes lighter fraction to float to surface of media while heavier fraction penetrates media and is recovered as an underflow product.
Abstract:
Concentration of magnesite present in ores containing siliceous and calcareous impurities and having some clay slimes as impurities by first reducing the slimes content of a magnesite ore pulp. cleaning same in a first flotation treatment wherein some of said impurities are separated as a float product, mixing a selected group of depressants for said siliceous and calcareous impurities in predetermined proportions in a liquid carrier, adding the premixed depressants to the cleaned pulp feed to a second flotation treatment at a predetermined rate, and stage adding an emulsifiable tall oil fatty acid collector reagent of low rosin content in starvation amounts at intervals in the progressive pulp flow through the second flotation treatment thereby floating a portion of the total magnesite content at each introduction stage.
Abstract:
In producing ceramically bonded basic refractories, the basic refractory particles are bonded together with a temporary binder. The temporary binder includes a pitch which may be a tall oil pitch or a fatty acid pitch and an asphalt binder oil.
Abstract:
A pressured sealed rotary feeder with an inlet and outlet and a rotor mounted within a housing with a material passage therethrough. The rotor has a plurality of radially extending vanes which define material transporting compartments therebetween. Sealing means are mounted in each of the vanes of the rotor and include a movable blade which extends transversely of the vane and has a surface in contact with the interior of the passage. The surface is maintained in contact with the interior of the passage by fluid under pressure which is introduced through a passageway within the rotor and the vanes. The surface in contact with the passage is preferably of a heat resistant, self-lubricating plastic such as polytetrafluoroethylene.