Investigation into flotation collector, Montanol 551, concerning Coal Beneficiation Plant of Paskov

Abstract

This paper deals with a technology of coal beneficiation focusing on the process of flotation. It reviews and describes practices applied by the Coal Beneficiation Plant of Paskov. Samples of raw sludge were subject of flotation tests conducted at the laboratories of the VSB-Technical University of Ostrava. The objective of the testing was to compare effectiveness of the flotation agents utilized. The paper provides for the statistics of the flotation test results.