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Material Balance in Froth Flotation Using Microsoft Excel Solver 5

The document discusses two methods for obtaining the specific gravity of solids: a laboratory method involving weighing crushed solids, water, and pulp and a mineralogical composition method based on the minerals that make up the solid. The laboratory method requires accuracy in weighing and measuring but provides a direct measurement, while the mineralogical method is used when a sample is unavailable by calculating values based on the solid's mineral composition and properties.

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Material Balance in Froth Flotation Using Microsoft Excel Solver 5

The document discusses two methods for obtaining the specific gravity of solids: a laboratory method involving weighing crushed solids, water, and pulp and a mineralogical composition method based on the minerals that make up the solid. The laboratory method requires accuracy in weighing and measuring but provides a direct measurement, while the mineralogical method is used when a sample is unavailable by calculating values based on the solid's mineral composition and properties.

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Solid specific density

There are two methods for obtaining a specific gravity of solid: laboratory method and mineralogical
composition method.

A. Laboratory method

In the case where it is possible to have physically a solid, laboratory method for obtaining a specific
gravity of solid consisting of mineral rock finely crushed is as follows:

 Dry crushed solid in an oven at 80 ° C for 24 hours,


 Weigh crushed solid (kg) (mass between 0.100 and 0.300 kg),
 Put crushed solid in a test tube of one liter,
 Add water into the test tube up to 500 ml,
 Mix crushed solid and water until complete homogenization,
 Add more water in the test tube to the mark of a liter and,
 Weigh one liter volume of pulp.

After the practical operations, other data is determined as follows:

 Water mass is the difference between pulp mass and solid mass.
 Water volume is the ratio of water mass on water specific gravity (1,000 kg/m3).
 Solid volume is the difference between pulp volume and the water volume.
 Finally, solid specific gravity is the ratio of mass on volume of solid.

Table 1 shows an example for obtaining a solid specific gravity by the laboratory method. This method
seems simple, but it requires great accuracy during weighing and measuring of values.

Table 1: Solid specific gravity from the laboratory method

Description unit Equations values


Solid mass kg 0.141
Pulp mass kg 1.089
Pulp volume l 1.000
Water mass kg Pulp mass – Solid mass 0.948
Water Volume l Water mass/ Water specific gravity 0.948
Solid volume l Pulp volume – Water volume 0.052
Solid SG kg/m3 (Solid mass / Solid volume) x 1000 2,711.54

B. Mineralogical composition method

In the case where a solid is not provided in order to obtain a specific gravity by the laboratory method,
obtaining of solid specific gravity is taken place by using mineralogical composition method. This method is
based on the principle that rock is a juxtaposition of minerals. Therefore, the mass of rock is the sum of mineral
masses and the volume of rock is the sum of mineral volumes. Based on these assumptions, the method for
obtaining the rock specific gravity consists of:

 Knowing mass percent of minerals into a solid.


 Knowing specific gravity of minerals.
Joseph Kafumbila
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