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Cytec - Mineral Processing - Flotation Matrix 100 Process - AERO promoter, AEROPHINE promoter and AEROFLOAT flotation reagent, OREPREP and AEROFROTH frothing agents, AERODRI dewatering aid, AEROFLOC flocculant, SUPERFLOC flocculant, CYQUEST antiscalant, ACCO-PHOS promoter, ACCO-PHOS depressant, AERO depressant, AEROSPRAY resin, AERODRI surfactant
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Mineral Processing


Cytec's new reagent technologies are changing the face of the mineral processing industry. Precision targeting of chemistries yields increased recoveries, productivities and safety. Using Cytec products, our customers have been able to attain an entirely new level of profitability.

Recovering maximum value from your mineral ore is our primary goal. To that end, Cytec has brought advanced tools to precious and base metals operations for solving increasingly difficult problems. Cytec employs specialty collectors and reagents, dewatering aids, antiscalants, including highly selective reagents and modifiers to provide plants with enhanced kinetics, productivity and throughput. Other advanced tools include modeling software and statistical process analysis and design tools, as well as proprietary laboratory and field tests - many of which have become industry standards.

Breakthrough Approach:  Cytec's Flotation Matrix 100™ Process for Mineral Flotation

FLOTATION MATRIX 100™ is a novel strategy for mineral flotation that combines an expert system, proprietary reagent blends and our unparalleled expertise and insights to generate consistent, quantifiable improvements in metallurgical, operational and financial performance.

Benefits:

  • Optimized reagent performance

  • Enhanced recovery of all value minerals

  • Increased yield

  • Improved concentrate grades

  • Accelerated implementation of recommendations following initial needs assessment

  • Significant cost savings


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    Flotation Matrix 100 Demonstration

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    Industrial Minerals

    From heavy metals management, to developing specific anionic and cationic collectors for industrial sands, feldspar and phosphates, to launching reagents and magnetic separation technologies that improve processes for high-brightness kaolin clays, Cytec creates innovative solutions. As the world turns to energy minerals such as coal and oil sands, Cytec continues to provide reliable, creative and properly delivered products to help increase profitability and safety for today's customers. Whatever your needs in the industrial and energy minerals markets, you can depend on Cytec to assist you anywhere on the globe. Cytec's vast network of regionally-deployed metallurgists and process experts is supported by its world-class manufacturing and R&D.

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    Technical Information

    Product Summary Table

    Promoters and Collectors Function
    AERO® promoter, AEROPHINE® promoter and AEROFLOAT® flotation reagent Improve efficiency of flotation separation processes for a wide range of ores and minerals (precious and base metals)
    Frothing Agents Function
    OREPREP® and AEROFROTH® frothing agents Include alcohol and glycol-based products for optimum flotation effectiveness.
    Physical Separation Enhancers Function
    AERO® Reagents Improve efficiency of physical separations such as Magnetic Separation processes, specially for impurities separation in Kaolin processing.
    Dewatering Aids Function
    AERODRI® dewatering aid Improve liquid/solid separation in filtration processes.
    Flocculants Function
    AEROFLOC® flocculant Thicken and clarify ore pulps, concentrates, and waste suspensions, aid in mineral slurry filtration.
    SUPERFLOC® flocculant Improve settling in mineral processes.
    Processing Aids Function
    CYQUEST® antiscalant Control the rate of scale formation throughout milling circuits.
    ACCO-PHOS® promoter Remove heavy metals (Cd, Zn, As, etc.) from phosphoric acid streams.
    Depressants Function
    ACCO-PHOS® depressant Reduce loss of phosphate values in flotation processes.
    AERO® depressant Improve efficiency of flotation separation processes for a wide range of ores and minerals.
    Dispersants Function
    CYQUEST® dispersant Control harmful effects of soluble salts, clays and fines; also improve leaching.
    Binders Function
    AEROSPRAY® resin Stabilize soil and rock surfaces.
    Surfactants Function
    AERODRI® surfactant Modify surface tension properties.
     
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