Design, Modeling, Optimization and Control of Flotation Process
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 32121
Special Issue Editors
Interests: flotation; ultra-fine particle processing, surface chemistry; coal preparation; modeling; artificial intelligent; image analysis, , nano-bubbles
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Interests: particle-bubble interactions; flotation machines; surface and colloidal chemistries; kinetics and thermodynamics; ultrafine grinding; gold and silver leaching
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Interests: modeling; design; optimization; uncertainty; flotation; heap leaching; tailing; seawater
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ultimate goal of a flotation process is to achieve the economically optimum combination of the desired mineral grade and recovery in the final concentrate from a feed of varying composition. The industrial operation of froth flotation faces many challenges, such as sudden decreases in the recovery and grade of recovered materials. The quality of the final concentrate determines the success of the downstream processes, and achieving the optimum metallurgical performance requires proper the characterization, optimization, and control of the process. The efficiency of a flotation circuit operation relies on several factors that are pertinent to mineral nature and structure (variability of ore feed, particle size, complex mineralogy, and morphology) as well as the type of instrumentation and operational parameters (design parameters, reagents, quality of process water, air flow rate, and solid content) used, which require both advanced theoretical and practical studies. Hence, new techniques in the fields of design, modelling, optimization, and control of flotation processes have attracted a great deal of attention.
This Special Issue is dedicated to the latest findings on methodologies, applications, and case studies in the field of the flotation to improve process efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and increase the sustainability of these processes. This Special Issue provides a wide range of research and practical topics, including those related to design, simulation and instrumentation, and process control. We welcome reviews, original articles, and multidisciplinary studies including but not limited to the following topics:
- Conceptual or simulation of flotation processes;
- Optimization of flotation processes (single or multi-objectives, uncertainty, and sensitivity analyses);
- Novel perspectives in designing flotation circuits, machinery, and the minimization of energy consumption;
- Modification and improvement of flotation circuits;
- Numerical modelling of flotation processes (molecular modelling, computational fluid dynamics, intelligent computation, image analysis);
- Kinetic models and their scale-up in industrial cells;
- Process control (data management, automation, sensors, and measurements);
- Mechanical, column, and pneumatic flotation cells (Jameson, ImhoflotTM and RefluxTM flotation cells);
- Impact of operation parameters on designing flotation cells (gas hold-up, superficial gas velocity, bubble size distribution and orifice type, etc.);
- Measurement and modelling of slurry residence time in flotation cell/circuits.
Dr. Fardis Nakhaei
Dr. Ahmad Hassanzadeh
Prof. Dr. Luis A. Cisternas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- froth flotation processes
- optimization tools
- modelling and simulation
- froth control
- cell design
- flotation kinetics
- modification and improvement of flotation circuits
- gas dispersion
- RTD measurement and modelling
- particle–bubble modelling
- first principal modelling
- experimental design
- mechanical and column cells
- pneumatic flotation cells
- experimental design
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