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US 2013/0092604 A1Published application
Froth Flotation Processes
AssigneeCytec Technology Corp.
InventorsDevarayasamudram Ramachandran NAGARAJ, Peter RICCIO, Tarun BHAMBHANI, Alan S. ROTHENBERG, Carmina QUINTANAR, Bing WANG
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Abstract
Froth flotation processes that include adding a beneficiating amount of a value mineral collector composed of an organic ammonium salt of a sulfur-containing acid to at least one stage of a froth flotation process to recover value minerals from mineral ore bodies are disclosed herein.
Claims20
A froth flotation process for recovering at least one value mineral from a mineral ore body, the process comprising:
- adding a beneficiating amount of a collector to at least one stage of a froth flotation process, wherein the collector comprises a tertiary or quaternary organic ammonium salt of a sulfur-containing acid selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbyl dithiophosphoric acids, hydrocarbyl monothiophosphoric acids, mercaptobenzothiazoles, hydrocarbyl xanthic acids, hydrocarbyl dithiocarbamic acids, hydrocarbyl thioglycolic acids and hydrocarbyl trithiocarbonic acids,
- thereby recovering said value mineral.
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