A comprehensive review of froth surface monitoring as an aid for grade and recovery prediction of flotation process. Part B: Texture and dynamic features

F Nakhaei, M Irannajad… - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In the last few decades, many studies have been performed with the main hope of utilizing
imaging methods so as to detect static (bubble size and shape, color, texture) and dynamic …

A significant review of froth stability in mineral flotation

L Zhao, Q Zhang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In flotation, froth must possess appropriate stability. Unstable froths may result in the
desorption of hydrophobic particles, diminishing recovery rates. Conversely, excessively …

Prediction of sulfur removal from iron concentrate using column flotation froth features: comparison of k-means clustering, regression, backpropagation neural network …

F Nakhaei, S Rahimi, M Fathi - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Froth feature extraction plays a significant role in the monitoring and control of the flotation
process. Image-based soft sensors have received a great deal of interest in the flotation …

Comparison of mechanical and column flotation performances on recovery of phosphate slimes in presence of nano-microbubbles

F Taghavi, M Noaparast, Z Pourkarimi… - Journal of Central South …, 2022 - Springer
Fine particle flotation has been one of the main problems in many mineral processing plants.
The bubble-particle collision rate is very low for fine particles, which reduces flotation …

Transfer learning using small-sized dataset for concentrate ash content prediction of coal flotation

Z Wen, R Jia, H Liu, C Zhou - International Journal of Coal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Real-time and accurate acquisition of ash content is crucial for coal flotation monitoring but
existing modeling approaches have been hindered from a large dataset labeled by the …

Column flotation performance prediction: PCA, ANN and image analysis-based approaches

F Nakhaei, M Irannajad… - … Problems of Mineral …, 2019 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
The flotation froth surface appearance includes remarkable information, which can be
employed as a helpful index for the qualitative evaluation of the process efficiency. Image …

Modeling and optimization of chemical reagents to improve copper flotation performance using response surface methodology

S Ghodrati, F Nakhaei, O VandGhorbany… - Energy Sources, Part …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, the main and interaction effects of chemical reagent (collector and frother)
dosages on the copper flotation performance using response surface methodology in design …

Sulfur content reduction of iron concentrate by reverse flotation

F Nakhaei, M Irannajad… - Energy sources, Part …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the desulphurization of iron ore concentrate using reverse flotation was
investigated. In this paper first, behavior of the flotation of both pure–pyrite and iron oxides …

Combined effect of operating variables on performance and kinetic of lead flotation

F Nakhaei, S Ghodrati, S Hoseinzadeh… - Separation Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to investigate the effects of pH and chemical reagents to model and optimize
the flotation process of a complex lead ore containing 2.44 wt% Pb. For this purpose, the …

Washability analysis of coal using RhoVol: a novel 3d image-based method

S Botlhoko, QP Campbell, M le Roux… - Mineral Processing and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Density is one of the key factors of coal that provides useful information about its physical
and chemical composition. Traditional coal washability analysis is determined by conducting …