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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Michael Francis Young, Brisbane, AU;
Le Vi Huynh, Brisbane, AU;
Brenton Burford, Wellington Point, AU;
Inventors:
Michael Francis Young, Brisbane, AU;
Le Vi Huynh, Brisbane, AU;
Brenton Burford, Wellington Point, AU;
Assignee:
Xstrata Technology Pty Ltd., Brisbane, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03B 5/62 (2006.01); B03D 1/24 (2006.01); B03D 1/02 (2006.01); B03D 1/08 (2006.01); B03D 1/14 (2006.01); B01D 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03D 1/24 (2013.01); B03D 1/02 (2013.01); B03D 1/087 (2013.01); B03D 1/1456 (2013.01); B03D 1/1468 (2013.01); B03D 1/1493 (2013.01); B01D 21/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a flotation cell wherein a feed stream containing particles is provided to the flotation cell wherein a proportion of the particles rise in the cell and exit the cell in a concentrate stream and a proportion of the particles sink in the cell, wherein at least a portion of the particles that sink in the cell are subject to a classification process to produce classified particles and at least a portion of the classified particles are recycled to the flotation cell.