Global Patent Index - EP 3829774 A4

EP 3829774 A4 20220413 - FLOTATION CELL

Title (en)

FLOTATION CELL

Title (de)

FLOTATIONSZELLE

Title (fr)

CELLULE DE FLOTTATION

Publication

EP 3829774 A4 20220413 (EN)

Application

EP 18928304 A 20180801

Priority

FI 2018050565 W 20180801

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020025850A1] A flotation cell (1) for treating particles suspended in slurry and for separating the slurry into an underflow (400) and an overflow (500) is disclosed. The flotation cell comprises a flotation tank (10) with a centre (11), a perimeter (12), a bottom (13), and a side wall (14); and a launder (2) and a launder lip (21) surrounding the perimeter (12) of the flotation tank. The flotation tank further comprises blast tubes (4) for introducing slurry infeed (100) into the tank, a blast tube comprising an inlet nozzle (41), an inlet (42) for pressurized gas, an elongated chamber (40) and an outlet nozzle (43). The outlet nozzle is positioned at a vertical distance (L5) from the launder lip, the distance (L5) being at least 1,5 m. In addition, a flotation line and use of the flotation line are disclosed.

IPC 8 full level

B03D 1/14 (2006.01); B03D 1/00 (2006.01); B03D 1/24 (2006.01); B03D 103/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

B03D 1/00 (2013.01 - EP); B03D 1/1406 (2013.01 - CN); B03D 1/1456 (2013.01 - CN EP); B03D 1/1462 (2013.01 - EP); B03D 1/1475 (2013.01 - EP); B03D 1/242 (2013.01 - EP); B03D 1/247 (2013.01 - EP); B03D 2203/02 (2013.01 - CN)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2020025850 A1 20200206; AU 2018435420 A1 20210318; AU 2018435420 B2 20241024; AU 2019100826 A4 20190829; CL 2019002142 U1 20191018; CN 110787912 A 20200214; CN 210474319 U 20200508; EP 3829774 A1 20210609; EP 3829774 A4 20220413; MX 2021001130 A 20210429; PE 20191275 Z 20190920; PE 20210792 A1 20210422; ZA 202101403 B 20220727

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 2018050565 W 20180801; AU 2018435420 A 20180801; AU 2019100826 A 20190729; CL 2019002142 U 20190730; CN 201910704844 A 20190801; CN 201921237264 U 20190801; EP 18928304 A 20180801; MX 2021001130 A 20180801; PE 2019001513 U 20190731; PE 2021000150 A 20180801; ZA 202101403 A 20210301