A review on floc-flotation of fine particles: technological aspects, mechanisms, and future perspectives

K Asgari, H Khoshdast, F Nakhaei… - Mineral Processing …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Flotation process is the most common beneficiation method of almost all types of minerals.
The desirable result of the process is dependent on various factors. One of the most effective …

A review of the roles of constituent minerals and residual bitumen in the solid-liquid separation of oil sands tailings

D Wang, D Wang, X Tan, A Yeung, Q Liu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The efficient dewatering of fluid fine tailings (FFT) generated from warm-water extraction of
Canadian oil sands is a major challenge that has limited the timely reclamation of the …

Geopolymeric flocculation-solidification of tail slurry of shield tunnelling spoil after sand separation

X Sun, Z Chen, K Guo, J Fei, Z Dong, H Xiong - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geopolymeric flocculation-solidification of the tail slurry of shield tunnelling spoil after sand
separation was investigated to replace the low-efficient flocculation and filter-pressing …

Experimental and MD simulation of the hydrophobic adsorption mechanism of P (AM-MAPTAC-TEMAc6) at kaolinite/water interface

B Ren, M Xu, J Zhu, Z Xia, C Liu, F Min - Applied Surface Science, 2025 - Elsevier
The hydration characteristics of fine particles significantly influence the settling and
dewatering of tailings. However, the current limited understanding of the micro-mechanisms …

Insight into filter cake characteristics of fine coal tailings assisted by CPAM and α-HH during pressure filtration

X Sun, X Ma, Y Fan, X Dong, M Chang, Z Feng… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To improve the filter cake structure and efficiently dewater coal slime, CPAM and α-HH were
designed for combined use in filtration experiments. The conditioned coal slime dewatering …

Research and Trends of Filtration for Removing Microplastics in Freshwater Environments

MP Garfansa, L Zalizar, S Husen… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastics (MPs) are a pollutant that increasingly threatens freshwater ecosystems and
requires effective solutions for their removal. The aim of this study is to review current …

[HTML][HTML] Salt removal from coal flotation product filter cakes using counter-current and displacement washing

F Zhang, G Bournival, S Ata - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Water reuse is a common practice to alleviate water scarcity concerns and mitigate their
environmental footprint in coal processing facilities. Nevertheless, water reuse leads to the …

New insight into the additives in preparation and reduction of shield slurry

Z Liu, S Wu, A Zhou, X Sun, H Xu, S Dong - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In the preparation of the slurry in the slurry shield (SSS) and subsequent reduction of the
waste slurry produced by the slurry shield (WSSS), the additives in SSS improve the quality …

Aggregation behavior and mechanism of kaolin particles suspension in the presence of Xanthan gum and Fe (III)

Q Teng, Z Yang, B Li, Z Xie, S Liu - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aggregation is an economical and widely existing method to in fine particles dewatering, but
the mechanism of composite applications of inorganic coagulants/flocculants remains …

Research on image segmentation processing of coal particle flocs combined with clarity detection

J Zhao, Y Hu, Q Feng, C Gao - International Journal of Coal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the image analysis of the hydrophobic flocculation process of coal particles, the
recognition accuracy of floc characteristic parameters is affected by bubbles, floc …