US4308133A
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Froth promotor for flotation of coal
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1980-06-20
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Granted: 1981-12-29
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Expires: 2000-06-20
Abstract
Abstract Aromatic polycyclic, hydrocarbon compounds bearing at least one nuclear sulfonic acid or sulfonate moiety are useful as froth promoters to improve the recovery of clean coal in the froth flotation of finely-divided coal. Disulfonated diphenyl ether compounds bearing at least one nuclear alkyl group of from 10 to 22 carbon atoms are particularly efficacious.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilfred C. Meyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:56
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03D; B03D1/00; B03D1/02; B03D1/001; B03D1/004; B03D1/008; B03D1/012; B03D2201/00; B03D2201/007; B03D2201/04; B03D2203/00; B03D2203/02; B03D2203/04; B03D2203/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A froth flotation process for beneficiating coal comprising floating coal particles of flotation size in a frothing aqueous medium in the presence of an effective amount of a froth promoter corresponding to the formula ##STR2## wherein x and y are each independently the integer 0 or 1; k and j are each independently the integer 0 or 1 with the proviso that the sum of k and j is at least 1; each R is an alkyl radical and each R can be the same or different; f is the integer 1; and M 1 and M 2 are each independently sodium or potassium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A froth flotation process for beneficiating coal comprising floating coal particles of flotation size in a frothing aqueous medium in the presence of an effective amount of a froth promoter corresponding to the formula ##STR2## wherein x and y are each independently the integer 0 or 1; k and j are each independently the integer 0 or 1 with the proviso that the sum of k and j is at least 1; each R is an alkyl radical and each R can be the same or different; f is the integer 1; and M 1 and M 2 are each independently sodium or potassium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process as described in claim 1 wherein the sum of x and y is at least 1 and R is an alkyl group having from 8 to about 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process as described in claim 2 wherein R is an alkyl having from 10 to about 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process as described in claim 2 wherein the aqueous medium contains a sufficient quantity of methyl isobutyl carbinol, diisobutyl carbinol, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, polypropylene glycol ethyl ether or polypropylene glycol phenyl ether to produce a froth.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process as described in claim 2 wherein the aqueous medium contains a polypropylene glycol methyl ether or a polypropylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 600 as a frother.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process as described in claim 5 wherein the aqueous medium contains a frother mixture of a branched C 4 -C 8 alkanol and a predominant amount of polypropylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight from 200 to 600.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process as described in claim 1 wherein k and j are each 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
148 words
A froth flotation process for beneficiating coal comprising floating coal particles of flotation size in a frothing aqueous medium containing a frother mixture of a branched C 4 -C 8 alkanol and a predominant amount of polypropylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight from 200 to 600 and an effective amount of a froth promoter corresponding to the formula ##STR3## wherein x and y are each independently the integer 0 or 1 and the sum of x and y is at least 1; k and j are each independently the integer 0 or 1 with the proviso that the sum of k and j is at least 1; each R is a C 8 to C 20 alkyl radical and each R can be the same or different; and M 1 is sodium and M 2 is a primary ammonium bearing a C 4 -C 8 alkyl.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
148 words
A froth flotation process for beneficiating coal comprising floating coal particles of flotation size in a frothing aqueous medium containing a frother mixture of a branched C 4 -C 8 alkanol and a predominant amount of polypropylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight from 200 to 600 and an effective amount of a froth promoter corresponding to the formula ##STR3## wherein x and y are each independently the integer 0 or 1 and the sum of x and y is at least 1; k and j are each independently the integer 0 or 1 with the proviso that the sum of k and j is at least 1; each R is a C 8 to C 20 alkyl radical and each R can be the same or different; and M 1 is sodium and M 2 is a primary ammonium bearing a C 4 -C 8 alkyl.
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