role of pine oil in the froth flotation process
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Froth flotation. Industrially, pine oil is used as a frother in mineral extraction from ores. For example, in copper extraction pine oil is used to condition copper sulfide ores for froth flotation. Therefore, it is important in the industry for the froth flotation process
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Pine oil is a fundamental oil gotten by the steam refining of needles, twigs and cones from an assortment of types of pine, especially Pinus sylvestris. Synthetically, pine oil comprises fundamentally of cyclic terpene alcohols. It might likewise contain terpene hydrocarbons, ethers, and esters. The correct creation relies upon different components, for example, the assortment of pine from which it is delivered and the parts of the tree utilized.
Well pine oil is utilized in foam buoyancy process since it doesn't have partiality towards water (in light of the hydrophobic synthetic concoctions as its constituents)and it pulls in contaminations which can be washed away.
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