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Title: Method for beneficiating coal ore

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6335666

A new heavy liquid parting medium comprising an emulsion of water and a substantially water immiscible heavy parting liquid for use in beneficiating ores by gravity separations such as sink -float processes. The specific gravity of the emulsion parting medium can be adjusted by proportioning the relative amounts of water and the substantially water immiscible heavy liquid. Asmined coal is beneficiated using a water-trichlorofluoromethane emulsion as the parting medium in a sink-float separation process.

Assignee:
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Patent Number(s):
US 4376700
OSTI ID:
6335666
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 7 Oct 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-194742
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English