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Flotation process for concentration of phenacite and bertrandite
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-02-24
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Granted: 1963-02-26
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Expires: 1981-02-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Havens Richard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:50
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03D; B03D1/00; B03D1/001; B03D1/004; B03D1/008; B03D1/002; B03D1/006; B03D2201/00; B03D2201/02; B03D2201/06; B03D2203/00; B03D2203/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A PROCESS FOR THE CONCENTRATION OF A BERYLLIUM MINERAL SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF PHENACITE, BERTRANDITE, BERYL, AND MIXTURES THEREOF FROM AN ORE CONTAINING THE SAME, TOGETHER WITH GANGUE, WHICH COMPRISES: ADDING TO AN AQUEOUS OF SAID ORE (1) A DEPRESSANT FOR THE GANGUE COMPRISING AN ALKALI METAL FLUORIDE AND AN ALKALI METAL POLYPHOSPHATE; (2) A FATTY ACID TYPE COLLECTOR FOR THE BERYLLIUM MINERAL COMPRISING A MEMBER OF THE CLASS CONTAINING OF HIGHER FATTY ACID, AND A LIGHT NEUTRAL HYDROCARBON OIL TOGETHER WITH A HIGHER FATTY ACID; MAINTAINING THE PH OF THE RESULTING PULP AT A RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 7.5 TO ABOUT 9.4; AND THEN FROTH FLOATING THE BERYLLIUM MINERALS FROM THE GANGUE.
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