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US 2015/0240325 A1Published application
Alternative additives to enhance slurry dewatering
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorCarl N. Urbani
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Abstract
The invention provides methods and compositions for improving dewatering of mineral slurry. The method comprises adding an R-Succinic Compound (such as octadecenyl succinic acid, hexadecenyl succinic acid, and/or dodecenyl succinic acid) to the slurry. The R-Succinic Compound removes water that would otherwise be trapped within the filtered slurry cake.
Claims11
A method of enhancing the dewatering of mineral bearing slurry in a dewatering step of a mineral processing application, the method comprising the step of adding to the slurry or to wash water added to the slurry;
- at least one R-succinic compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.