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Urea as promoter in the soap flotation of phosphate ores

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Phosphate ores containing siliceous gangue minerals are beneficiated by recovering phosphate mineral into froth product by using soap or soap-fuel oil emulsion as collector and sodium silicate as depressant. We show here that urea a polar, non electrolyte improves both the recovery and grade of phosphate concentrate when used along with the soap-fuel oil emulsion.

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  1. Jordan Phosphate Mines Company Limited, Eshidiya Mines, P.Box.30, Amman, 11118, Jordan

    D. M. R. Sekhar, K. Srinivas, G. Prabhulingaiah & Yasser Dassin

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Sekhar, D.M.R., Srinivas, K., Prabhulingaiah, G. et al. Urea as promoter in the soap flotation of phosphate ores. Trans Indian Inst Met 62, 555–557 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-009-0093-y

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