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A process for the flocculation of mineral containing slurries

Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1981-12-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2001-12-29
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Abstract

Abstract Described herein is a process for flocculating an aqueous slurry containing minerals which comprises the sequential addition of a synergistic amount of an anionic polymer followed by a cationic polymer and thereafter allowing said minerals to settle from said slurry to provide a clear aqueous supernatant.

Inventors

  • 👤 David Bernard Braun
  • 👤 You-Ling Fan

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 20:17
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/52; C02F1/54; B; B03; B03D; B03D3/00; B03D3/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 43 words
A process for flocculating an aqueous slurry containing minerals which comprises the sequential addition of a synergistic amount of an anionic polymer followed by a cationic polymer and thereafter allowing said minerals to settle from said slurry to provide a clear aqueous supernatant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 43 words
A process for flocculating an aqueous slurry containing minerals which comprises the sequential addition of a synergistic amount of an anionic polymer followed by a cationic polymer and thereafter allowing said minerals to settle from said slurry to provide a clear aqueous supernatant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the aqueous slurry containing minerals comprises taconite tailings.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

GB967607A Cited
GB1049803A Cited
FR1452107A Cited
DE1642795A1 Cited

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