Polymers in the Depression, Aggregation and Dispersion of Particles in the Mineral Industry

聚合物在矿物工业中颗粒的沉降、聚集和分散中的作用。该项目的目的是使用一种通用方法来选择最适合的聚合物，用于矿物工业中颗粒的沉降、聚集和分散等特定应用。将根据所考虑的每种应用中聚合物和主体固体表面之间的关键化学结构-固体表面活性关系，开发特定测试的“工具箱”。潜在的工艺改进将导致浮选等级的提高、细粒回收率的提高、管道浆体吞吐量的增加和试剂用量的减少。

Polymers in the Depression, Aggregation and Dispersion of Particles in the Mineral Industry. The aim of this project is to use a generic approach to the selection of the best-suited polymer for specific applications such as in the depression, aggregation and dispersion of particles in the mineral industry. A "tool box" of particular tests will be developed based on key chemical structure-solid surface activity relationships between the polymer and the host solid surface in each application considered. Potential process improvements leading to improved flotation grades, increased fine particle recovery, increased slurry throughput in pipelines and decrease in reagent dosage will result.