Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180103971

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP180103971

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Tuneable energy dissipation for optimal flotation recovery. This project aims to develop a new way of improving mineral flotation recovery of coarse particles. In mechanical cells, coarse particles can be detached due to high power input needed to suspend the solids. Fluidised beds provide a much gentler environment, but the flotation process cannot be optimally controlled because the bed conditions are determined by the incoming feed. This project will propose the addition of foreign particles that can be tuned to generate optimal conditions within the fluidised bed that maximise rate of capture of selected particles whilst minimising their tendency to detach. This new approach is expected to increase the size range of floatable particles resulting in a major reduction in grinding energy requirements.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2018

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $488,418.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Mineral Processing/Beneficiation | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Concentrating Processes of Base Metal Ores (excl. Aluminium and Iron Ores) | First Stage Treatment of Ores and Minerals not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Concentrating Processes of Base Metal Ores (excl. Aluminium and Iron Ores) | First Stage Treatment of Ores and Minerals not elsewhere classified | Mineral Processing/Beneficiation | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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