Abstract
The overall flotation deinking process can be divided into four basic microprocesses: 1. (1) collision or capture of an (ink) particle by an air bubble 2. (2) adhesion of an (ink) particle to the air bubble by sliding 3. (3) development of a three-phase contact at the air bubble/water/particle interface, and 4. (4) bubble/particle stability or instability after an aggregate is formed each of these microprocesses have an associated probability that they will occur successfully in a flotation cell. In this paper, the associated probabilities of each microprocess are employed in the development of a kinetic- or population balance-type model of the overall flotation process. The overall model contains two kinetic constants: the first, k 1 governs the overall probability of a free ink particle successfully intercepting and adhering to an air bubble; the second, k 2 is a measure of the probability that a bubble/particle aggregate pair will become unstable and split to yield a “new” free ink particle. The solution to the kinetic model is presented in terms of k 1 and k 2, which are themselves functions of system parameters such as bubble and particle physical properties (e.g., diameter, density), fluid properties (e.g., viscosity, surface tension), etc. From this solution, a definition of a theoretical flotation efficiency, as well as other system performance parameters are presented.
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