@article{Reyes_Tavera_Escudero_Patiño_Salinas_Rivera_2010, title={Kinetics of Cu (II) separation by ion flotation techniques, in cells with flexible spargers}, volume={46}, url={https://revistademetalurgia.revistas.csic.es/index.php/revistademetalurgia/article/view/547}, DOI={10.3989/revmetalm.0905}, abstractNote={This research studies and experimentally determines the kinetic parameters and effect of modifying the hydrodynamics and chemical conditions of the air-liquid dispersions during the Cu (II) extraction by ion flotation techniques in cells with porous spargers. Results show that the elimination of Cu (II) from solution can be carried out by ion flotation in one stage, obtaining efficiencies of 68% and 56% for the flat and cylindrical sparger respectively with a xanthate concentration of 0,02 g/l. In multistage systems five cells, recoveries over 92 % were achieved for both sparger geometries. The behavior of the flotation apparent kinetic constant is linear to the parameters that characterize dispersion (Jg, e<sub>g</sub> y Db), until a point is achieved where the process instability makes the system inoperable. The results show that removing base metal ions by ion flotation is strongly affected by the following factors: collector concentration [C], Jg, eg, Db, Jl and Sb.}, number={2}, journal={Revista de Metalurgia}, author={Reyes, M. and Tavera, F. J. and Escudero, R. and Patiño, F. and Salinas, E. and Rivera, I.}, year={2010}, month={Apr.}, pages={109–120} }