Machine learning applications in minerals processing: A review

JT McCoy, L Auret - Minerals Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques have an ever-increasing
presence and impact on a wide-variety of research and commercial fields. Disappointed by …

A significant review of froth stability in mineral flotation

L Zhao, Q Zhang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In flotation, froth must possess appropriate stability. Unstable froths may result in the
desorption of hydrophobic particles, diminishing recovery rates. Conversely, excessively …

Hybrid features extraction for the online mineral grades determination in the flotation froth using Deep Learning

A Bendaouia, S Qassimi, A Boussetta… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
The control of the froth flotation process in the mineral industry is a challenging task due to
its multiple impacting parameters. Accurate and convenient examination of the concentrate …

Artificial intelligence for enhanced flotation monitoring in the mining industry: A ConvLSTM-based approach

A Bendaouia, S Qassimi, A Boussetta… - Computers & Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the mining industry, accurate monitoring of the elemental composition in the flotation froth
is crucial for efficient minerals separation. The hybrid deep learning algorithms offer …

Long short-term memory-based grade monitoring in froth flotation using a froth video sequence

H Zhang, Z Tang, Y Xie, X Gao, Q Chen, W Gui - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of machine vision technology, machine vision systems are being
widely used in flotation plants for online grade monitoring. In an industrial flotation plant, the …

Prediction of oxygen content using weighted PCA and improved LSTM network in MSWI process

J Sun, X Meng, J Qiao - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The accurate and real-time measurement of oxygen content in flue gas is the cornerstone of
high incineration efficiency and economic benefits for municipal solid waste incineration …

Efficient flotation recovery of lead and zinc from refractory lead-zinc ores under low alkaline conditions

Q Wei, L Dong, W Qin, F Jiao, Z Qi, C Feng, D Sun… - Geochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a new flotation approach, a low-alkaline and non-desliming process, was
introduced for improving lead and zinc recoveries, lowering production cost and reducing …

A novel semi-supervised soft sensor modeling method based on deep dynamic and semantic information extraction for concentrate grade prediction in froth flotation

B Zheng, D Xu, G Tan, Y Chen, Y Cai - Minerals Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of machine vision technology, this technology is being widely
used in grade prediction for the froth flotation process. Several previously proposed froth …

The flotation separation of sphalerite from pyrite through a novel flotation reagent system of FeCl3-CuSO4-aminotriazolethione

Z Zhang, S Liu, F Liu, MMM Ahmed, X Qu… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
To reduce the consumption of lime in mineral processing means reducing CO 2 emission.
Herein, a novel FeCl 3-CuSO 4-APTT (4-amino-5-pentyl-1, 2, 4-triazole-3-thione) approach …

Separation of chalcopyrite from galena with 3-amyl-4-amino-1, 2, 4-triazole-5-thione collector: Flotation behavior and mechanism

Z Zhang, Y Wang, G Liu, S Liu, J Liu, X Yang - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Amyl-4-amino-1, 2, 4-triazole-5-thione (AATT) reacted with Cu 2+ or Pb 2+ ions in aqueous
solutions to form CuAATT and Pb (AATT) 2 complexes and their solubility product constants …