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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2014
Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, PA (US);
Michael J. Mankosa, Erie, PA (US);
Jaisen Kohmuench, Erie, PA (US);
Eric S. Yan, Erie, PA (US);
Gerald H. Luttrell, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Eriez Manufacturing Co., Erie, PA (US);
Abstract
What is claimed is a flotation separation system for partitioning a slurry. The slurry includes a hydrophobic species that can adhere to gas bubbles that form within the slurry. The flotation separation system includes a flotation separation cell. The flotation separation cell has a sparger unit and a separation tank. The separation tank is constructed to allow the bubble dispersion to form a froth at the top of the slurry contained in the separation tank. The sparger unit includes a slurry inlet, a slurry outlet, a sparging mechanism, a high shear element, and a gas inlet.