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FLOTATION PROCESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flotation
1, record 1, English, flotation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flotation process 2, record 1, English, flotation%20process
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process used to separate particulate solids, which have been suspended in a fluid, by selectively attaching the particles to be removed to a light fluid and allowing this mineralized fluid aggregation to rise to where it can be removed. 3, record 1, English, - flotation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principal use of the process is to separate valuable minerals from waste rock, or gangue, in which case the ground ore is suspended in water and, after chemical treatment, subjected to bubbles of air. 3, record 1, English, - flotation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- flottation
1, record 1, French, flottation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- procédé de flottation 2, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20flottation
correct, masculine noun
- flottage 3, record 1, French, flottage
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération métallurgique de voie humide ayant pour objet d'enrichir certains minerais (broyés au préalable) par séparation de la gangue, c'est-à-dire des matières stériles; et de séparer éventuellement les divers constituants d'un minerai complexe. 4, record 1, French, - flottation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce procédé] est basé sur la différence de densité des matières à séparer dans un liquide déterminé et fait intervenir des phénomènes de tension superficielle. En pratique, on ajoute à l'eau différents réactifs qui favorisent la séparation des sulfures. 4, record 1, French, - flottation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«flottage» : Improprement utilisé parfois comme synonyme de flottation. 3, record 1, French, - flottation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Explotación de minerales (Metalurgia)
- Preparación de los productos mineros
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- flotación
1, record 1, Spanish, flotaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento para separar de su ganga los minerales machacados, merced a agentes que, agregados a un baño de agua, hacen flotar las partículas de uno de los dos constituyentes mientras que las del otro quedan en el fondo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - flotaci%C3%B3n
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