Solvent Extraction, Mineral Processing and Alumina Processing

Performance Evaluation of CYFLOC® ULTRA HX-5300 – A New HXPAM Red Mud Flocculant
Applied in CBA (Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio)

HX-3000 ULTRA HX-5300

350

300
Individual Value

250 UCL = 246.2

X = 207.9
200
LCL = 169.5
150
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HX-3000 ULTRA HX-5300

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Moving Range

60
UCL = 47.1
40

20
MR = 14.4 FIGURE 8:
0 LCL = 0 Flocculant Dosage Chart
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Conclusion
1. The test indicated that CYFLOC® ULTRA HX-5300 had 3. There were no problems or issues reported by the security
equivalent settler performance as compared to CYFLOC filtration stage during the trial.
HX-3000.
4. It was possible to reduce flocculant dosage by
2. It was possible to control the settler stage while applying approximately 18% with the application of CYFLOC
CYFLOC ULTRA HX-5300, even when the process had the ULTRA HX-5300 relative to CYFLOC HX-3000.
addition of 45% Pocos de Caldas bauxite.

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