New salicylic acid containing red mud flocculants

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 137-143

  Phillips, Everett C ^a  

^a NALCO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RED MUD FLOCCULANTS; UNDERFLOW RHEOLOGY;

ADSORPTION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; RHEOLOGY; SLURRIES;

ALUMINA;

EID: 1442309032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (10)

1. L. J. Connelly, D. O. Owen, and P. F. Rhichardson, "Synthetic Flocculant Technology in the Bayer Process," Light Metals (1986), p. 61-68.
2. Li, L. Y. "Properties of Red Mud Tailings Produced Under Varying Process Conditions" J. of Environ. Eng. (1998), March issue pp.254-264.
3. Li, L. Y., and Rutherford, G. K. "Effect of Bauxite Properties on the Settling of Red Mud" Int. Miner. Process, 48 (1996) pp. 169-182.
4. Spitzer, D. P., Rothenberg, A. S., Heitner, H. I., Lewellyn, M. E., Laviolette, L. H., Foster, T. and, Avotins, P. V. "Development of New Bayer Process Flocculants" Light Metals (1991), pp. 167-171.
5. Malito, J. T, "Improving the Operation of Red Mud Pressure Filters" Light Metals (1996) pp. 81-86.
6. Phillips, E. C. "New Water-Continuous Red Mud Flocculants for the Bayer Process" Light Metals (1999) pp. 39 - 43.
7. Selvarajan, R, and Phillips, E. C., "Water Continuous Methyl Acrylate Emulsion Polymers for Improved Flocculation of Red Mud in the Bayer Process" U.S. Patent 6,036,869, Mar. 14, 2000.
8. Quadir, M., Phillips, E. C., Brammer, L. E., Ramesh, M., Malito, J. T., Mahoney, R. P., and Kildea, J. L. U.S. and International Patents Pending.
9. NALCO 85110/85111 are oil-based latex flocculants, NALCO 85150 is a water-continuous flocculant, and, NALCO 85010 and 02DF037 are powder flocculants.
10. Ferland, P., Malito, J. T., Phillips, E. C. "Effects of Temperature and Method of Solution Preparation on the Performance of a Typical Red Mud Flocculant" Light Metals (2003), these proceedings.