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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2017
Outotec (Finland) Oy, Espoo, FI;
Alejandro Yanez, Helsinki, FI;
Rodrigo Grau, Pori, FI;
OUTOTEC (FINLAND) OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A froth flotation arrangement and method for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry includes a flotation cell for separating the slurry into an underflow and an overflow and a primary line including at least three flotation cells connected in series, wherein each subsequent flotation cell is arranged to receive the underflow from the previous flotation cell, the flotation cell includes a tank and an impeller within the tank, and the flotation cell includes a gas supply within the tank, the tank includes a volume of at least 200 m3, the flotation cell including a froth collection launder capable to receive the overflow the froth collection launder including a froth overflow lip, the flotation cell having an available froth surface area (A froth), the flotation cell having a pulp area (A pulp), where the pulp area (A pulp) is calculated as an average from the cross sectional areas of the tank at the height (h) of the impeller. A ratio between a height (h) from a bottom of the tank to the froth overflow lip of the froth collection launder and the diameter (D) of the tank at the height (h) of the impeller (h/D) is less than 1.5.