Dust control and ore handling aid for bauxite ore
US5181957A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K3/22
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a method for the suppression of bauxite dust emissions from dry, finely divided bauxite ore. The method includes the step of contacting bauxite ore with an aqueous solution of a water-soluble vinyl addition polymer. The polymer being selected from the group consisting of non-ionic and anionic water-soluble vinyl addition polymers.
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