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Type: | Conference paper |
Title: | Flotation Rate Constant Prediction for Metal Sulfide Particles |
Author: | Ralston, J. Fornasiero, D. Grano, S. Duan, F. Akroyd, T. |
Citation: | Proceedings: Centenary of Flotation Symposium, 2005 / G. Jameson (ed.): pp.541-556 |
Publisher: | AusIMM |
Publisher Place: | Australia |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
ISBN: | 1920806318 9781920806316 |
Conference Name: | Centenary of Flotation Symposium (2005 : Brisbane, Queensland) |
Editor: | Johnson, G. |
Organisation: | Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources |
Statement of Responsibility: | J Ralston, D Fornasiero, S R Grano, J Duan and T A |
Abstract: | We have determined the experimental rate constants for chalcopyrite particles floated from a complex sulfide ore and compared them with those calculated using a recently developed flotation model. The model incorporates contributions from the efficiencies of collision, attachment and stability between particles and bubbles, as well as their frequency of collision. For these calculations, the contact angle of the chalcopyrite particles in the ore was obtained independently using a surface spectroscopic approach. The calculated flotation rate constants were in good agreement with the experimental data and able to reproduce the characteristic maximum in flotation rate constant for particles of intermediate size. The values of bubble velocity and turbulent dissipation energy derived from these calculations are relatively low and may well correspond to mean values of these parameters inside the flotation cell. We have extended this approach through the application of a property based model to an operating plant, with a satisfactory outcome. |
Rights: | Copyright Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources publications |
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