Research progress and prospect of flotation kinetic model
Zhu Zhibo
Zhu Shuquan
Chen Huiyun
Zhang Ke
Abstract：To realize the automatic control and improve the efficiency of flotation,this paper summarized the development progress of flotation kinetic model,and introduced some practical flotation kinetic models.The current application of kinetic theory on flotation of metal minerals and coal slime was referred,thus the prospect of flotation kinetic models was systematically reviewed.Due to the extremely complex of flotation process,the flotation separation is impacted by many factors.as a result,the existing flotation kinetic models are only used to simulate some specific objectives,thus are limited to present various heterogeneities in one model,so as to be invalid for many refractory minerals.Elucidating the microscopic mechanism of the flotation process on the basis of flotation rate constant and law of parameters in flotation kinetic models by using the computer simulation technology is the premise of describing the actual flotation process accurately.It is also the development trend of flotation kinetic in the future.
Keywords：flotation kinetic modelflotation rate constantrecovery rateinfluence factor
Publication Date：2017-01-01