Flotacion de Mo - Con Dispersante
Flotacion de Mo - Con Dispersante
Flotacion de Mo - Con Dispersante
E-mail:lvalderrama@uda.cl
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Resumen
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Abstract
The present work points to increase the Molybdenite recovery of ultrafine materials such as
Chalcopyrite and gangue, which coat the Molybdenite particies at the El Teniente Division of
Codelco Chile. The granulometric characterization studv that was applied at the most critical
periods of the Molybdenite plant showed that the Molybdenite recovery of fractions less than 10 μm
is about 50 % for rougher flotation and about 22 % for the re-cleaner. For counteracting the effed
of the ultrafine particles, several chemical dispersants were evaluated and the Sodium Silicate
showed the best results in laboratory tests and also in preliminary tests, which took place in the
plant. An increasing of the Molybdenite recovery of 2.9 % is obtained in the laboratory tests, while
an increasing of 8 % is obtained in the plant.
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