Abstract:
Glycol ether compositions useful for metal recovery by froth flotation and processes for making the compositions are disclosed. In one process, dipropylene glycol methyl ether (DPM) is propoxylated to give a composition comprising 4 to 15 wt. % of DPM and at least 20 wt. % of tripropylene glycol methyl ether (TPM). In another process, the glycol ether composition is made from a distillation residue which comprises DPM, TPM, and a basic catalyst. Extraction of the residue with water to remove some of the basic catalyst is followed by propoxylated to give a composition which comprises less than 15 wt. % of DPM, at least 20 wt. % of TPM, and one or more PO-based glycols. In comparative froth tests, glycol ether compositions of the invention meet or exceed the performance of commercial frothers.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions for separating materials are provided. The present invention provides a method of separating a first material from a second material such as mixing the first material and the second material in a slurry with a beneficiation composition. The beneficiation composition can comprise methyl isobutyl carbinol mixture derived from a methyl isobutyl ketone and/or methyl isobutyl carbinol manufacturing process. Additionally air bubbles can be provided in the slurry to form bubble-particle aggregates with the first material and the bubble-particle aggregates can be allowed to be separated from the second material.
Abstract:
Disclosed are compositions and methods for separating gangue material from metallic sulfide ores. The compositions typically include a lignosulfonate and do not include a cyanide salt. Suitable lignosulfonates may include lignosulfonates, for example hardwood lignosulfonate having a weight average molecular weight of about 3 kDa to about 12 kDa and having a relatively low sulfur content and a relatively low sulfonate content.
Abstract:
This invention relates to the use of a compound of the formula (I) where R1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1-40 carbon atoms, R2 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 2-4 carbon atoms, and also R3 is an alkoxy group, n is in the range from 1 to 50, and m is 1 or 2, as flotation reagent in silicate flotation R1—O—R2—NH(2-m)—[(R3)n—H]m (I)
Abstract:
A method for the flotation of sulfide ores is disclosed. The method comprises contacting the sulfide ores with a composition comprising at least one compound of the formula where R1, R2 and R3 independently of one another are alkyl groups having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, alkenyl groups having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, aryl groups having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or alkylaryl groups having 7 to 10 carbon atoms.
Abstract:
Froth flotation processes, useful for beneficiating base metal mineral values from metal sulfide ore, utilize a collector comprising N-butoxycarbonyl-O-butylthionocarbamate.
Abstract:
Froth flotation processes, useful for beneficiating base metal mineral values from metal sulfide ore, utilize a collector comprising an N-butoxycarbonyl-O-alkylthionocarbamate selected from the group consisting of N-butoxycarbonyl-O-methylthionocarbamate, N-butoxycarbonyl-O-ethylthionocarbamate, N-butoxycarbonyl-O-propylthiononocarbamate, N-butoxycarbonyl-O-butylthionocarbamate, N-butoxycarbonyl-O-pentylthionocarbamate, and N-butoxycarbonyl-O-hexylthionocarbamate.
Abstract:
A composition, adapted to be used in the flotation of ore fractions in aqueous suspension, with the advantages of better dispersability of the amine and improved flotation results. The composition consists essentially of: (a) water; (b) a long chain aliphatic amine; and (c) a frother. The composition may further contain a carboxylic or mineral acid emulsifier.
Abstract:
Particles of a desired mineral are recovered from particles of an unwanted mineral in an aqueous slurry by means of a froth flotation process in which, after treatment of the mineral particles with a collector, a predominantly hydrophobic polymeric flocculating agent, which will selectively flocculate the desired mineral particles, is added to the slurry.The predominantly hydrophobic polymeric flocculating agent may be for example a polyvinyl ether or a polybutandiene and may be predispersed in a carrier liquid, which may be the frother used to produce the froth.
Abstract:
A low temperature process for separating bitumen from tarsands comprises slurrying tarsands in water at a temperature in the range of above about freezing to 35.degree. C., preferably in the range of 2.degree. to 15.degree. C., mixing said aqueous slurry with a conditioning agent for a time sufficient to release bitumen from tarsands and to uniformly disperse the conditioning agent on the bitumen, and subjecting the resulting slurry to froth flotation for recovery of a bitumen product and production of sand tails. The process can be integrated with dredge or dry mining of the tarsands wherein the tarsands are normally sheared by a rotary cutter or bucket wheel and slurried with water by a slurry pump under attrition mixing conditions, with waterjet mining of tarsands in open pits wherein the resulting slurry can be collected by mechanical equipment, slurry pumps or the like gathering equipment, the resulting slurry fed to a pipeline and the conditioning agent added to the slurry pipeline for mixing with the slurry, or with borehole mining of tarsands wherein high pressure jets of water or water with conditioning agent disintegrates the tarsands in situ for initial slurrying of the tarsands. The conditioning agent preferably is a flotation agent having the characteristics of kerosene, diesel or kerosene/diesel together with a frother having the characteristics of methyl-isobutyl-carbinol and can be mixed with the aqueous slurry by attrition scrubbing or by flotation cell mixing. The slurry may contain up to 70% by weight tarsands and normally is adjusted by dilution to 15 to 30% by weight tarsands in water prior to froth flotation in one or two stages.
Abstract translation:用于从沥青中分离沥青的低温方法包括在高于约冰至35℃,优选在2至15℃范围内的温度下将鞑靼浆料稀释在水中,将所述含水浆料与调节剂 一段时间足以从t石中释放沥青,并均匀地将调理剂分散在沥青上,并使得到的浆料进行泡沫浮选以回收沥青产品和生产沙尾。 该方法可以与鞑靼的疏浚或干采采集一体,其中通过旋转切割机或斗轮通常剪切鞑靼草,并在磨耗混合条件下通过浆料泵在水中制浆,同时在开放的坑中进行水射流开采, 浆料可以通过机械设备,浆料泵等收集设备收集,将所得浆料送入管道,并将调节剂加入到浆料管道中以与浆料混合,或用t鱼的钻孔开采,其中高压喷射水 或具有调理剂的水分解鞑靼原产地,以初步制浆鞑靼。 调理剂优选是具有煤油,柴油或煤油/柴油特性的浮选剂以及具有甲基 - 异丁基 - 甲醇特征的起泡剂,并且可以通过洗涤擦洗或通过浮选槽混合与含水浆料混合。 该浆料可以含有高达70重量%的t ands t and t prior prior prior prior prior prior t t t t。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。