Industry/University Cooperative Research: Improving the Competitiveness of U. S. Base Metal Extractive Industries Through Development of Novel Process Evaluation Procedures

该提案涉及新工艺评价的发展 矿物工程中浮选/分离过程的程序。 它结合了技术创新和行业互动， “成熟”的美国工业，即有色金属采掘业， 冶金工业。 PI认为，相当大一部分的 例如，铜工业可以通过使用 技术创新，以降低成本，提高回收率。 的PI 建议研究化学、机械和生物学之间的相互关系， 以及影响浮选过程的操作因素。 结果 这项工作可以用于理解和优化分离 无论是用于矿石、煤炭、污水处理还是广泛的 一系列污染控制过程。

The proposal deals with the development of novel process evaluation procedures for the flotation/separation process in mineral engineering. It combines technological innovation and industry interaction to aid one of the "mature" U.S. industries, namely, the non-ferrous extractive metallurgical industry. The PI believes that a sizable portion of the copper industry, for example, can be returned to profitability by use of technological innovation to cut costs and increase recovery. The PI proposes to study the interrelationship between the chemical, machine and operational factors that influence the flotation process. Results of this work can be used for understanding and optimizing the separation method wherever it is used for ores, coal, sewage treatment and a broad range of pollution control processes.