Method of removing carbon from fly ash
US5456363A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB03D2203/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved froth flotation method is provided for the removal and recovery of an ultra-fine constituent such as carbon from tailings such as fly ash. A flotation apparatus is utilized that preferably includes a slurry conditioning tank and a flotation cell. The method of the present invention comprises the improvement of utilizing a flotation reagent formulation comprising a mixture of fuel oil and petroleum sulfonate. The method broadly includes the steps of (1) producing a slurry, or solid suspension, of the material containing the constituent to be recovered by adding a preselected amount of water or other slurrying liquid; (2) adding the flotation reagent comprising a mixture of fuel oil and petroleum sulfonate to the slurry that renders the selected constituent hydrophobic; (3) aerating the conditioned slurry; (4) recovering the selected ultra-fine constituent from an upper portion of the flotation apparatus; and (5) withdrawing and recovering tailings from a lower portion of the flotation apparatus.
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