Sunday 3 June 2018

Flotation is a physical methods of the separation of minerals

Flotation is a physical process.
The drawings show the film flotation of gold and the  flotation of chocolate (DAF).

Where is the chemistry? There is no chemistry.
Flotation is described by the equations of physics.


Watch the video "Flotation of grapes in champagne". 
Where is the chemistry?

Some people have an outdated opinion. They make mistakes.
MEI Blog (Dr. Barry Wills) wrote: "Physical Separation '19 and Computational Modelling '19 are back in Cornwall".

I wrote: "Hi,
Why is there no flotation? Flotation is a physical methods of the separation of minerals also. https://beneficiation1.blogspot.cl/2018/01/classification-of-methods-for.html
Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya"

They did not agree with my opinion and wrote: "Physical Separation '19 deals with processes such as gravity and magnetic separation which are purely physical. Flotation is a physico-chemical process and MEI has a very successful series of conferences dealing solely with froth flotation. The next one is Flotation '19 in November next year."

I wrote: "It's a delusion.
Flotation is a physical process.
Film flotation. Where is the chemistry?
Vacuum flotation. Where is the chemistry?
Oil flotation. Where is the chemistry?
And so on."

It's not scientifically to write "Solid-Liquid Separation". Correctly write "Dewatering".
You include on dehydration, but did not include flotation.
Why do not you think that dehydration is a physico-chemical process? Chemical reagents are used for dehydration too.
Dissolution of minerals is a physicochemical process.

He wrote: "Tell this to the many chemical companies, flotation chemistry researchers etc who attend MEI's flotation conferences."

I answered: "
The car needs gasoline, kerosene, motor oil, water, antifreeze, polishing fluid, car shampoo, freon....This does not mean that driving by car is a physico-chemical process.
I think that chemical companies will not take offense at me. The essence of the process does not matter to them. For them, the most important thing is "to sell more and more expensive."

Ph.D. Natalia Petrovskaya

1 comment:

  1. The essence of the process of flotation is important only for me, in order to create new reagents. I think that chemical companies will not take offense at me. The essence of the process does not matter to them.

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