Column flotation simulation and control: An overview

J Bouchard, A Desbiens, R del Villar, E Nunez - Minerals Engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
Even after having been used for several years in mineral processing plants, the full potential
of the column flotation process is still not fully exploited. There is obviously more than one …

Hydrodynamic study of two phase flow of column flotation using electrical resistance tomography and pressure probe techniques

B Vadlakonda, N Mangadoddy - Separation and Purification Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Gas dispersion characteristics are very important to design and selection of flotation process
for the fine particle separation. Although the separation of flotation process heavily depends …

Hydrodynamic study of three-phase flow in column flotation using electrical resistance tomography coupled with pressure transducers

B Vadlakonda, N Mangadoddy - Separation and Purification Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Bubble size distribution, bubble rise velocity, gas and solids hold-up are the extensively
used hydrodynamic parameters apart from floatability data for column flotation design and …

Silver (I) Recovery by Ion Flotation Process from Aqueous Solutions in Cells with Spargers

LPÁ Palazuelos, MUF Guerrero, MP Labra… - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extractive metallurgy has recently turned its attention to waste treatment for the recovery of
precious metals through innovative metallurgical processes, such as ion flotation. This work …

Kinetics and recovery of xanthate-copper compounds by ion flotation techniques

M Reyes, F Patiño, FJ Tavera, R Escudero… - Journal of the Mexican …, 2009 - scielo.org.mx
The recovery of copper in aqueous media by ion flotation in a laboratory flotation cell was
carried out. Hydrodynamics and gas dispersion parameters were obtained. The results show …

Statistical model for gas holdup in flotation column in presence of minerals

K Bhunia, G Kundu, D Mukherjee - Canadian Metallurgical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Gas holdup has been widely considered as potential parameter for the performance
prediction of flotation column. However, knowledge about gas holdup in presence of solids …

Gas holdup and bubble flow transition characteristics in column flotation process determined by capacitive signals measurement

S Harjanto, D Haryono, H Nugraha, G Saputra… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
A non-invasive and non-intrusive monitoring techniques are developed based on the signal
capacitance method to observe column flotation performance. In general, gas holdup and …

Measurement of gas–solid dispersion characteristics in a slurry flotation column using ERT technique

B Vadlakonda, N Mangadoddy - Transactions of the Indian Institute of …, 2020 - Springer
This work mainly aims on the investigation of phase hold-up characteristics in a column
flotation at different feed solid concentrations performing for an extensive range of working …

Multivariable predictive control of a pilot flotation column

D Calisaya, É Poulin, A Desbiens… - 2012 American …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The aim of this work is the control of hydrodynamic variables of a pilot flotation column
working with a three-phase system (air-water-ore) in an industrial environment. Since …

Timing alignment of flotation process based on flow balance

F Yu, L Zhang, X Mo, K Tang… - 2023 35th Chinese Control …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The large delay characteristic in the flotation process brings difficulties to the optimal
operation of the flotation process. It is of great significance to estimate the lag time of the …