Recent advances in in-process characterization of suspensions and slurries

DM Scott - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
A comprehensive literature review was conducted on new and emerging methods for in-
process characterization of suspensions and slurries. The 152 publications reviewed here …

[HTML][HTML] Optimising the activity of acrylamide-based polymer solutions used to flocculate mineral processing tailings suspensions–a review

C Castillo, P Fawell, A Costine - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The polymer flocculants applied to mineral tailings suspensions to aggregate fine particles
and thereby enhance solid-liquid separation are also used in a range of other industrial …

Optimization of flocculation and settling parameters of tailings slurry by response surface methodology

A Wu, Z Ruan, R Bürger, S Yin, J Wang, Y Wang - Minerals Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
High-efficiency flocculation and settling is required for solid–liquid separation in cemented
paste backfill, which is one of the best approaches for tailings management and green …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive approach formation using machine vision technology to determine the parameters of enrichment products deposition

AO Romashev, NV Nikolaeva… - Записки Горного …, 2022 - cyberleninka.ru
In this paper, an adaptive approach has been developed for automatic initialization of the
thickening curve using machine vision technology, which makes it possible to determine …

Modelling of red-mud particle-solid distribution in the feeder cup of a thickener using the combined CFD-DPM approach

E Fedorova, E Pupysheva, V Morgunov - Symmetry, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper evaluates the behavior of a red-mud solid fraction in a thickener feeder cup,
aiming to identify the main characteristics of particle distribution in the flocculation zone and …

[HTML][HTML] Ex-situ mineral carbonation process challenges and technology enablers: A review from Australia's perspective

D Milani, R McDonald, P Fawell, H Weldekidan… - Minerals …, 2025 - Elsevier
While reacting CO 2 with sub-surface mafic/ultramafic phases potentially captures
greenhouse gas emissions, low porosity and very slow kinetics makes this problematic …

Flocculation of clay-based tailings: Differences of kaolin and sodium montmorillonite in salt medium

S Nieto, N Toro, P Robles, E Gálvez, S Gallegos… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Complex gangues and low-quality waters are a concern for the mining industries,
particularly in water shortage areas, where the closure of hydric circuits and reduction in …

In-situ and real-time aggregation size evolution of copper sulfide precipitates using focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM)

L Barros, M Gim-Krumm, G Seriche, M Quilaqueo… - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The copper sulfide precipitation is a selective and efficient method for the recovery or
removal of metals. However, the suspension behavior, and particularly the aggregation …

Aggregation characteristics of fine hematite and siderite particles in aqueous suspension

D Li, W Yin, C Sun, J Yao - Powder technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Siderite-bearing hematite is a type of refractory iron ore, where fine particle aggregation or
dispersion behavior is of importance for the separation efficiency. Hence, the aggregation …

Temporal evolution of the structure of tailings aggregates flocculated in seawater

WH Leiva, PD Fawell, C Goñi, N Toro, RI Jeldres - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Mineral processing produces large volumes of dilute tailings that are flocculated and
thickened, returning water to the process. The drive towards more sustainable processing …