| Code |
Course Name |
Language |
Type |
| CHZ 332E |
Flotation and Flocculation |
English |
Compulsory /
Elective |
| Local Credits |
ECTS |
Theoretical |
Tutorial |
Laboratory |
| 3 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction |
| Prerequisites |
CHZ 222E MIN DD
or CHZ 224E MIN DD
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| Class Restriction |
None |
| Course Description |
| Surface chemistry of flotation, Solid, liquid and gas phases, electrochemical potential, surfaces and interfaces, thermodynamics of interfaces, contact angles in three-phase systems. Flotation reagents, anionic and cationic collectors, non-ionizing collectors, control reagents, froths, interaction of reagents with minerals. Coagulation, flocculation and dispersion, aggregation with inorganic chemicals and organic polymers, selective flocculation. Flotation techniques, ore and pulp properties, flotation machines, flotation circuits, auxiliary apparatus. Flotation applications on naturally floatable minerals, sulfides, oxides and salt type minerals. |
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