Method for dispersing and aggregating components of mineral slurries and low molecular weight multivalent polymers for mineral aggregation
US8721896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F220/06
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to the use of low molecular weight polymers to aggregate mineral components in aqueous mineral slurries to release and separate individual components of the slurry, which may then be recovered from the slurry.
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