Techniques for transporting synthetic beads or bubbles in a flotation cell or column
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United States of America Patent
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May 29, 2018
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May 25, 2012
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May 25, 2011
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Abstract
Apparatus featuring synthetic bubbles or beads and a flotation stage. The synthetic bubbles or beads are configured with a polymer or polymer-based material functionalized to attach to the valuable material in a mixture to form at least some enriched synthetic bubbles or beads having the valuable material attached thereto, and also configured to be transported through the mixture based at least partly on a characteristic of the synthetic bubbles or beads. The flotation stage has the mixture containing valuable material, and is configured to receive the synthetic bubbles or beads and to provide the at least some enriched synthetic bubbles or beads having the valuable material attached thereto based at least partly the characteristic of the synthetic bubbles or beads.
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International Classification(s)
- B03C:MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATE....
- C22B:PRODUCTION OR REFINING OF METALS
- B03D:FLOTATION; DIFFERENTIAL SEDIMENTATION
- B04C:APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
- B03B:SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING ....
- B07B:SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENIN....
- C02F:TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE....
- B01D:SEPARATION
- 2012 Application Filing Year
- B03C Class
- 188 Applications Filed
- 162 Patents Issued To-Date
- 86.18 % Issued To-Date
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- 2 Citation Count
- B03C Class
- 22.83 % this patent is cited more than
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