Methods for facilitating mineral extraction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9889452
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14579550

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There is provided methods for separating a target material from a raw material by mixing the raw material with water to form a slurry, adding a collector compound to the slurry to modify a relative hydrophobicity of a surface of the target material, adding a facilitator compound to enhance the modification of the relative hydrophobicity of the surface, and forming a froth including a concentrate of the target material. Disclosed methods may also include adding a facilitator compound to a raw material slurry that has been treated with a collector compound and a reagent for neutralizing the collector compound.

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CHEMTREAT INC5640 COX ROAD GLEN ALLEN VIRGINIA 23060

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Danyliw, Brian Ontario, CA 1 4
Richardson, John Hanover, US 181 5575

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