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Article: Developing flotation technologies. (shortened version of a paper presented at the Minprep '91 conference)
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- Mining Magazine
- Article date:
- June 1, 1991
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Developing Flotation Technologies
Until recently flotation was almost completely dominated by the simple and reliable agitation type unit (the stirred tank). However, recent years have seen the re-evaluation of earlier novel flotation machines and new innovative designs. Their introduction has led to improvements in process economics, through savings in both capital and operating costs, as well as improved performance, grade and/or recovery. This article offers a selected review of flotation systems that aim to improve upon the performance of the simple agitation-type flotation cell.
Traditional cells
Flotation has for many years been ...