In-plant testing of microbubble column flotation

Technical Report · Wed Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5520911· OSTI ID:5520911

Yoon, R H; Luttrell, G H; Adel, G T; Mankosa, M J

Microbubble column flotation (MCF) was developed at the Virginia Center for Coal and Minerals Processing (VCCMP) for the selective recovery of fine particles. Bench-scale test work conducted at VCCMP, largely under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), showed that the technology worked well for both coal and mineral applications. For the technology to be commercially successful, however, a full-scale demonstration of the MCF technology was deemed necessary. This report summarizes the results of work performed under the DOE project entitled In-plant Testing of Microbubble Column Flotation.'' The objectives of this research and development effort were to duplicate the bench-scale performance of the MCF process in a full-scale unit, to verify the scale-up procedure developed in an earlier project, and to demonstrate the applicability of the MCF technology to the coal industry.

• Research Organization: Virginia Center for Coal and Minerals Processing, Blacksburg, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC22-89PC89909
• OSTI ID: 5520911
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/89909-T6; ON: DE92009917
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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