Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.61, 12-18, May, 2018
A significant improvement of foam performance using Pluronic in molybdenum flotation
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In present study, a significant improvement of molybdenum recovery was obtained through improving foam performance using Pluronics (L-61 and L-65), which were used as foam conditioner. The solution properties of L-61 and L-65, such as foamability, bulk rheology, and foam stabilities, on the flotation, were investigated through surface tension and rheological measurements. Results showed that the foam performance of fusel/L-65 composite system was better than those of fusel and fusel/L-61. Moreover, it was forever confirmed by bench-scale
flotation that the recovery was increased by 5%, indicating that the foam performance could be improved with addition of L-65.
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