Examination of NaCl and MIBC as bubble coalescence inhibitor in relation to froth flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Bournival, G ^a   Pugh, R J ^a   Ata, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bubble coalescence; Flotation; Flotation bubbles; Flotation reagents; Froth flotation; Froth stability

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COALESCENCE; BUBBLE STABILITY; COALESCENCE TIME; CONCENTRATED SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; FLOTATION BUBBLES; FLOTATION PLANTS; FLOTATION REAGENTS; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; FROTH STABILITY; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH SPEED VIDEO IMAGING; INORGANIC ELECTROLYTE; NACL SOLUTION; OSCILLATION PATTERNS; PLANT WATER; WATER NEEDS;

COALESCENCE; ELECTROLYTES; FLOTATION; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER RESOURCES;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 81855201766     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. N. Ahmed, and G.J. Jameson The effect of bubble size on the rate of flotation of fine particles International Journal of Mineral Processing 14 3 1985 195 215 (Pubitemid 15580108)
2. S. Ata Coalescence of bubbles covered by particles Langmuir 24 12 2008 6085 6091
3. S. Ata The detachment of particles from coalescing bubble pairs Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 338 2 2009 558 565
4. S. Ata, N. Ahmed, and G.J. Jameson A study of bubble coalescence in flotation froths International Journal of Mineral Processing 72 1-4 2003 255 266 (Pubitemid 37212256)
5. Bournival, G., Pugh, R.J., Ata, S. Coalescence of bubble pairs in concentrated electrolyte solutions: Effect of relative approach speed and ion species. Chemical Engineering Science, submitted for publication.
6. F. Cappuccitti, and J.A. Finch Development of new frothers through hydrodynamic characterization Minerals Engineering 21 12-14 2008 944 948
7. H.K. Christenson, R.E. Bowen, J.A. Carlton, J.R.M. Denne, and Y. Lu Electrolytes that show a transition to bubble coalescence inhibition at high concentrations Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 3 2008 794 796 (Pubitemid 351206053)
8. H.K. Christenson, and V.V. Yaminsky Solute effects on bubble coalescence Journal of Physical Chemistry 99 25 1995 10420
9. B.A. Comley, P.J. Harris, D.J. Bradshaw, and M.C. Harris Frother characterisation using dynamic surface tension measurements International Journal of Mineral Processing 64 2-3 2002 81 100 (Pubitemid 34287398)
10. V.S.J. Craig Bubble coalescence and specific-ion effects Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science 9 1-2 2004 178 184 (Pubitemid 39194159)
11. V.S.J. Craig, B.W. Ninham, and R.M. Pashley The effect of electrolytes on bubble coalescence in water Journal of Physical Chemistry 97 39 1993 10192 10197
12. A.J. de Vries Foam stability. Part IV. Kinetics and activation energy of film rupture Recueil des travaux chimiques des Pays-Bas 77 4 1958 383 399
13. A.J. de Vries Foam stability. Part V. Mechanism of film rupture Recueil des travaux chimiques des Pays-Bas 77 5 1958 441 461
14. A. Dippenaar The destabilisation of froth by solids. I. The mechanism of film rupture International Journal of Mineral Processing 9 1 1982 1 14 (Pubitemid 12514832)
15. G. Drogaris, and P. Weiland Studies of coalescence of bubble pairs Chemical Engineering Communications 23 1 1983 11 26
16. C.W. Foulk, and J.N. Miller Experimental evidence in support of the balanced-layer theory of liquid film formation Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 23 11 1931 1283 1288
17. S. Gélinas, and J.A. Finch Frother analysis: some plant experiences Minerals Engineering 20 14 2007 1303 1308 (Pubitemid 47575863)
18. S. Gélinas, J.A. Finch, and M. Gouet-Kaplan Comparative real-time characterization of frother bubble thin films Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 291 1 2005 187 191 (Pubitemid 41392924)
19. B.K. Gorain, M.C. Harris, J.-P. Franzidis, and E.V. Manlapig The effect of froth residence time on the kinetics of flotation Minerals Engineering 11 7 1998 627 638 (Pubitemid 128431679)
20. M.A. Hampton, and A.V. Nguyen Accumulation of dissolved gases at hydrophobic surfaces in water and sodium chloride solutions: implications for coal flotation Minerals Engineering 22 9-10 2009 786 792
21. P.A. Harvey, A.V. Nguyen, and G.M. Evans Influence of electrical double-layer interaction on coal flotation Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 250 2 2002 337 343 (Pubitemid 34969401)
22. C.L. Henry, and V.S.J. Craig The link between ion specific bubble coalescence and Hofmeister effect is the partitioning of ions within the interface Langmuir 26 9 2010 6478 6483
23. C.L. Henry, C.N. Dalton, L. Scruton, and V.S.J. Craig Ion-specific coalescence of bubbles in mixed electrolyte solutions Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 2 2007 1015 1023 (Pubitemid 46353175)
24. R.G. Horn, L.A. Del Castillo, and S. Ohnishi Coalescence map for bubbles in surfactant-free aqueous electrolyte solutions Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 2011 10.1016/j.cis.2011.1005.1006
25. S.I. Karakashev, and D.S. Ivanova Thin liquid film drainage: ionic vs. non-ionic surfactants Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 343 2 2010 584 593
26. S.I. Karakashev, and A.V. Nguyen Do liquid films rupture due to the so-called hydrophobic force of migration of dissolved gases Langmuir 25 6 2009 3363 3368
27. R.R. Klimpel, and S. Isherwood Some industrial implications of changing frother chemical structure International Journal of Mineral Processing 33 1-4 1991 369 381
28. 3 solutions in the absence and presence of Dowfroth 250 International Journal of Mineral Processing 98 3-4 2011 137 144
29. R.R. Lessard, and S.A. Zieminski Bubble coalescence and gas transfer in aqueous electrolytic solutions Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals 10 2 1971 260 269
30. J. Lyklema, and K.J. Mysels A study of double layer repulsion and van der Waals attraction in soap films Journal of the American Chemical Society 87 12 1965 2539 2546
31. E.D. Manev, and A.V. Nguyen Critical thickness of microscopic thin liquid films Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 114-115 2005 133 146 (Pubitemid 40744106)
32. S. Marčelja Selective coalescence of bubbles in simple electrolytes Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110 26 2006 13062 13067 (Pubitemid 44115642)
33. G. Marrucci A theory of coalescence Chemical Engineering Science 24 6 1969 975 985
34. G. Marrucci, and L. Nicodemo Coalescence of gas bubbles in aqueous solutions of inorganic electrolytes Chemical Engineering Science 22 9 1967 1257 1265
35. A.V. Nguyen, J. Ralston, and H.J. Schulze On modelling of bubble-particle attachment probability in flotation International Journal of Mineral Processing 53 4 1998 225 249 (Pubitemid 28445500)
36. P.T. Nguyen, and A.V. Nguyen Drainage rupture and lifetime of deionised water films effect of dissolved gases Langmuir 26 5 2010 3356 3363
37. O. Ozdemir, S.I. Karakashev, A.V. Nguyen, and J.D. Miller Adsorption and surface tension analysis of concentrated alkali halide brine solutions Minerals Engineering 22 3 2009 263 271
38. R.M. Pashley, and V.S.J. Craig Effects of electrolytes on bubble coalescence Langmuir 13 17 1997 4772 4774
39. O. Paulson, and R.J. Pugh Flotation of inherently hydrophobic particles in aqueous solutions of inorganic electrolytes Langmuir 12 20 1996 4808 4813 (Pubitemid 126568012)
40. M.J. Prince, and H.W. Blanch Transition electrolyte concentrations for bubble coalescence AIChE Journal 36 9 1990 1425 1429
41. R.J. Pugh, P. Weissenborn, and O. Paulson Flotation in inorganic electrolytes; the relationship between recover of hydrophobic particles, surface tension, bubbles coalescence and gas solubility International Journal of Mineral Processing 51 1-4 1997 125 138
42. J.J. Quinn, W. Kracht, C.O. Gomez, C. Gagnon, and J.A. Finch Comparing the effect of salts and frother (MIBC) on gas dispersion and froth properties Minerals Engineering 20 14 2007 1296 1302 (Pubitemid 47575862)
43. A.I. Rusanov, and V.V. Krotov Gibbs elasticity of free thin liquid films Doklady Physical Chemistry 393 4-6 2003 350 352 (Pubitemid 38987351)
44. H.J. Schulze Physico-chemical Elementary Processes in Flotation: An Analysis from the Point of View of Colloid Science Including Process Engineering Considerations 1984 Elsevier New York
45. A. Sheludko Thin liquid films Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 1 4 1967 391 464
46. R.L. Stover, C.W. Tobias, and M.M. Denn Bubble coalescence dynamics AIChE Journal 43 10 1997 2385 2392
47. S.N. Tan, D. Fornasiero, R. Sedev, and J. Ralston The interfacial conformation of polypropylene glycols and foam behaviour Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 250 1-3 2004
48. S.N. Tan, R.J. Pugh, D. Fornasiero, R. Sedev, and J.R. Ralston Foaming of polypropylene glycols and glycol/MIBC mixtures Minerals Engineering 18 2 2005 179 188 (Pubitemid 40415174)
49. S.T. Thoroddsen, T.G. Etoh, K. Takehara, and N. Ootsuka On the coalescence speed of bubbles Physics of Fluids 17 7 2005
50. D.S. Valkovska, K.D. Danov, and I.B. Ivanov Effect of surfactants on the stability of films between two colliding small bubbles Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 175 1-2 2000 172 192
51. A. Vrij, and J.T.G. Overbeek Rupture of thin liquid films due to spontaneous fluctuations in thickness Journal of the American Chemical Society 90 12 1968 3074 3078
52. L. Wang, and R.-H. Yoon Effects of surface forces and film elasticity on foam stability International Journal of Mineral Processing 85 4 2008 101 110
53. P.K. Weissenborn, and R.J. Pugh Surface tension and bubble coalescence phenomena of aqueous solutions of electrolytes Langmuir 11 5 1995 1422 1426
54. P.K. Weissenborn, and R.J. Pugh Surface tension of aqueous solutions of electrolytes: relationship with ion hydration, oxygen solubility, and bubble coalescence Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 184 2 1996 550 563 (Pubitemid 27061989)
55. B.A. Wills, and T. Napier-Munn Will's Mineral Processing Technology: An Introduction to the Practical Aspects of Ore Treatment and Mineral Recovery seventh ed. 2006 Butterworth-Heinemann Oxford
56. V.V. Yaminsky, S. Ohnishi, E.A. Vogler, and R.G. Horn Stability of aqueous films between bubbles. Part 1. The effect of speed on bubble coalescence in purified water and simple electrolyte solutions Langmuir 26 11 2010 8061 8074
57. Y.M. Yang, and J.R. Maa Bubble coalescence in dilute surfactant solutions Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 98 1 1984 120 125
58. S.A. Zieminski, and R.C. Whittemore Behavior of gas bubbles in aqueous electrolyte solutions Chemical Engineering Science 26 4 1971 509 520