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Ester-alcohol frothers for froth flotation of coal
Assignee: Zinkan Enterprises Inc
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Filing: 1982-12-30
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Granted: 1985-03-12
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Expires: 2002-12-30
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an improved process wherein coal particles are beneficiated by froth flotation under coal froth flotation conditions to separate the desired coal particles from remaining unwanted ash and like gangue material. The improvement of the present invention comprises conducting the froth flotation in the presence of an ester-alcohol frothing agent. The preferred ester-alcohol frothing agents are reaction products of C 1 -C 10 mono-basic carboxylic acids and diols wherein the total number of carbon atoms range from about 6-19 and monocarboxylic acid esters of polyoxyalkylene glycols which can contain up to 25-30 carbon atoms.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert O. Keys
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:34
CPC Classifications
B; B03; B03D; B03D1/00; B03D1/02; B03D1/001; B03D1/004; B03D1/006; B03D1/008; B03D2201/00; B03D2201/02; B03D2201/04; B03D2203/00; B03D2203/02; B03D2203/04; B03D2203/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
In a froth flotation process wherein solid coal particles are selectively separated under coal froth flotation conditions as a froth phase from remaining solid feed particles as an aqueous phase in the presence of a coal particle collector and an alcohol frother, the improvement characterized by said alcohol frother comprising a polyhydroxy frothing alcohol which has been modified to contain a carboxylic acid ester linkage where the carboxylic acid moeity contains between about 1 and 7 carbon atoms, said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol selected from the group consisting of a diol, a triol, a mixture of a diol and a monool wherein a dicarboxylic acid is used to modify said mixture, a polyoxyethylene glycol, a polyoxypropylene glycol, and mixtures thereof, the resulting ester-alcohol frothing agent having at least one hydroxyl group residual from said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol and providing greater coal recovery than use of said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol as the frothing agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
In a froth flotation process wherein solid coal particles are selectively separated under coal froth flotation conditions as a froth phase from remaining solid feed particles as an aqueous phase in the presence of a coal particle collector and an alcohol frother, the improvement characterized by said alcohol frother comprising a polyhydroxy frothing alcohol which has been modified to contain a carboxylic acid ester linkage where the carboxylic acid moeity contains between about 1 and 7 carbon atoms, said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol selected from the group consisting of a diol, a triol, a mixture of a diol and a monool wherein a dicarboxylic acid is used to modify said mixture, a polyoxyethylene glycol, a polyoxypropylene glycol, and mixtures thereof, the resulting ester-alcohol frothing agent having at least one hydroxyl group residual from said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol and providing greater coal recovery than use of said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol as the frothing agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said frother is the reaction product of a monocarboxylic acid and a diol, said reaction product having between about 6 and 19 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said frother is the reaction product of a monocarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid and a polyoxyalkylene glycol wherein said reaction product has from between about 6 and 30 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said frother is the reaction product of a monocarboxylic acid and a triol wherein the reaction product has between about 6 and 19 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said frother is the reaction product of a dicarboxylic acid, a glycol, and a monool, wherein the reaction product has from between about 6 and 19 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said frother is the reaction product of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol and a monobasic acid wherein said reaction product has from between about 10 and 15 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said frother is present in a proportion of between about 0.05 and 0.5 g/kg of coal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said frother has at least one secondary hydroxyl group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said frother contains alkyl group branching.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 9 wherein said frother has at least one secondary hydroxyl group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
163 words
In a froth flotation process wherein solid coal particles are selectively separated under coal froth flotation conditions as a froth phase from remaining solid feed particles as an aqueous phase in the presence of a coal particle collector and an alcohol frother, the improvement characterized by said alcohol frother comprising the reaction product of a C 1 -C 7 mono or dibasic acid and a polyhydroxy frothing alcohol, said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol selected from the group consisting of a diol, a triol, a mixture of a diol and a monool wherein said acid is a dibasic acid, a polyoxyethylene glycol, a polyoxypropylene glycol, and mixtures thereof, the resulting ester-alcohol frothing agent having at least one secondary hydroxyl group residual from said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol, containing alkyl branching, and providing greater coal recovery than the use of said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol as the frothing agent, said frothing agent being present in a proportion of from between about 0.05 and about 0.5 g/kg of coal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
163 words
In a froth flotation process wherein solid coal particles are selectively separated under coal froth flotation conditions as a froth phase from remaining solid feed particles as an aqueous phase in the presence of a coal particle collector and an alcohol frother, the improvement characterized by said alcohol frother comprising the reaction product of a C 1 -C 7 mono or dibasic acid and a polyhydroxy frothing alcohol, said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol selected from the group consisting of a diol, a triol, a mixture of a diol and a monool wherein said acid is a dibasic acid, a polyoxyethylene glycol, a polyoxypropylene glycol, and mixtures thereof, the resulting ester-alcohol frothing agent having at least one secondary hydroxyl group residual from said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol, containing alkyl branching, and providing greater coal recovery than the use of said polyhydroxy frothing alcohol as the frothing agent, said frothing agent being present in a proportion of from between about 0.05 and about 0.5 g/kg of coal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said alkyl branching includes methyl groups.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said frother is the reaction product of a monocarboxylic acid and a diol, said reaction product having between about 6 and 19 carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said frother is the reaction product of a monocarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid and a polyoxyethylene or polyoxypropylene glycol wherein said reaction product has from between about 6 and 30 carbon atoms.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said frother is the reaction product of a monocarboxylic acid and a triol wherein the reaction product has between about 6 and 19 carbon atoms.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said frother is the reaction product of a dicarboxylic acid, a glycol, and a monool, wherein the reaction product has from between about 6 and 19 carbon atoms.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said frother is the reaction product of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol and a monocarboxylic acid wherein the reaction product has from between about 10 and 15 carbon atoms.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said collector is fuel oil in a dosage of from about 0.2 to about 2.5 g/kg of coal.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 18 wherein the frother is a reaction product of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol and a monobasic acid wherein said reaction product has from between about 10 and 15 carbon atoms.
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