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Recovery in phosphate ore flotation process
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-02-11
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2002-02-11
Abstract
Abstract A method is disclosed for improving the recovery of a conventional single or double stage flotation process for the benefication of phosphate ore. The method includes treating the discarded froth product of the conventional phosphate proces with waste slime from the flotation process. The slime and froth product is agitated to completely deactive the cationic reagent prior to the anionic treatment with new phosphate ore in a conventional flotation process.
Inventors
- 👤 George M. Lilley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 07:25
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03D; B03D1/00; B03D1/02; B03D1/021; B03B; B03B9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
The method of improving the recovery in a phosphate flotation process comprising the steps of: treating the phosphate ore with an anionic reagent to float the phosphate ore as a phosphate overfloat; removing the anionic reagent from the phosphate overfloat; treating the phosphate overfloat with a cationic reagent to underfloat the phosphate and to overfloat a froth product containing limited amounts of phosphate; treating the froth products with a slime under 150 mesh containing clay, silica and phosphate to at least partially deactivate the cationic reagent; agitating the partially deactivated froth product with the slime to further deactivate the cationic reagent in the froth product; and introducing the froth product into the phosphate flotation process prior to the adding of the anionic reagent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
123 words
The method of improving the recovery in a phosphate flotation process comprising the steps of: treating the phosphate ore with an anionic reagent to float the phosphate ore as a phosphate overfloat; removing the anionic reagent from the phosphate overfloat; treating the phosphate overfloat with a cationic reagent to underfloat the phosphate and to overfloat a froth product containing limited amounts of phosphate; treating the froth products with a slime under 150 mesh containing clay, silica and phosphate to at least partially deactivate the cationic reagent; agitating the partially deactivated froth product with the slime to further deactivate the cationic reagent in the froth product; and introducing the froth product into the phosphate flotation process prior to the adding of the anionic reagent.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
196 words
The method of improving the recovery in a double stage phosphate flotation process comprising the steps of: screening the raw phosphate ore; desliming the screened phosphate ore to separate the waste slime from the phosphate ore; treating the deslimed phosphate ore with an anionic reagent to float the phosphate ore as a phosphate overfloat; removing the anionic reagent from the phosphate overfloat; treating the phosphate overfloat with a cationic reagent to underfloat the phosphate and to overfloat a froth product containing limited amounts of phosphate; treating the froth products with a portion of the waste slime under 150 mesh containing clay, silica and phosphate to at least partially deactivate the cationic reagent; reintroducing the froth product and the portion of the waste slime into the phosphate flotation process immediately after the desliming process to partially deactivate the cationic reagent in the froth product; treating the deactivated froth product and deslimed phosphate ore with an anionic reagent to float the phosphate ore from the froth product and from the deslimed phosphate ore as a phosphate overfloat; removing the anionic reagent from the phosphate overfloat; and treating the phosphate overfloat with a cationic reagent to underfloat the phosphate.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
196 words
The method of improving the recovery in a double stage phosphate flotation process comprising the steps of: screening the raw phosphate ore; desliming the screened phosphate ore to separate the waste slime from the phosphate ore; treating the deslimed phosphate ore with an anionic reagent to float the phosphate ore as a phosphate overfloat; removing the anionic reagent from the phosphate overfloat; treating the phosphate overfloat with a cationic reagent to underfloat the phosphate and to overfloat a froth product containing limited amounts of phosphate; treating the froth products with a portion of the waste slime under 150 mesh containing clay, silica and phosphate to at least partially deactivate the cationic reagent; reintroducing the froth product and the portion of the waste slime into the phosphate flotation process immediately after the desliming process to partially deactivate the cationic reagent in the froth product; treating the deactivated froth product and deslimed phosphate ore with an anionic reagent to float the phosphate ore from the froth product and from the deslimed phosphate ore as a phosphate overfloat; removing the anionic reagent from the phosphate overfloat; and treating the phosphate overfloat with a cationic reagent to underfloat the phosphate.
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