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Ore beneficiation process

US4514288A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 1983
Grant dateApr 30, 1985
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S210/907
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

By dispersing a clay-containing mineral matrix in an aqueous solution of EDTA before washing or classifying the ore, one obtains a system in which the subsequently formed clays consolidate at an unexpectedly high rate and to a higher final density.

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