In the copper ore flotation process, foam is a key carrier for mineral separation, but excessive foam, overly viscous foam, or foam with excessive stability can become an obstacle to production. Too much foam leads to overflow losses and a decline in metal recovery; overly viscous foam affects the cleaning effect on minerals and lowers concentrate grade; in addition, foam that is difficult to break can trigger a series of equipment problems such as pump cavitation and pipeline blockage, directly affecting production continuity and cost control.
Faced with these pain points, conventional water spraying or mechanical defoaming often has limited effect and increases water and electricity consumption. Chemi Tech focuses on the research and development of specialty chemicals for the mineral processing field, and its professional defoamer solutions are designed to fundamentally solve foam problems at the chemical level. Our solution is based on an in-depth understanding of flotation froth systems; the product can quickly penetrate the foam lamella, reduce its surface viscosity and elasticity, and prompt the foam to coalesce and rupture rapidly.
The specific implementation steps are divided into four parts: the first step is an on-site working condition diagnosis, in which our technical team analyzes your ore properties, reagent regime, and foam characteristics; the second step is customized product selection, matching the model best suited to your working conditions from our multiple defoamer series; the third step is conducting optimization experiments on the dosing point and dosage, and it is usually recommended to add a small amount at key points such as the flotation cell or the froth launder; the fourth step is to provide ongoing technical tracking to ensure the defoaming effect remains stable and to jointly optimize the overall flotation indicators.
We once served a copper concentrator located in a resource-rich area. When processing a mixed ore of specific oxide and sulfide minerals, the plant found the flotation foam abnormally viscous, and an overly thick foam layer caused large amounts of fine-grained valuable minerals to overflow and be lost with the foam. By applying our CT-308 series defoamer and optimizing the addition plan, a marked improvement in foam fluidity was observed within one week, and the overflow was brought under control. Subsequent data showed that, while maintaining concentrate grade, the operating recovery of copper metal was genuinely improved, and the flotation equipment ran more smoothly and steadily.
Choosing Chemi Tech means not only choosing an efficient defoamer, but also choosing a systematic solution strategy for foam problems. With professional products and technical services, we are committed to helping you clear away foam obstacles in the flotation process and achieve more efficient and more economical production operations.