Flotation - A Practitioners Handbook

Flotation – A Practitioners Handbook

By Tony Escorcio

Mineral Process Engineering Series

Froth flotation is the cornerstone of modern mineral processing — a discipline where chemistry, physics, and engineering meet the realities of the plant floor. In this definitive handbook, Tony Escorcio distills a century of flotation practice into a single, practitioner‑focused volume designed for metallurgists, process engineers, and plant operators.

From surface chemistry and reagent selection to circuit design, kinetics modelling, and plant optimization, this book bridges theory and practice with clarity and precision. It explains not only what to do, but why it works, empowering readers to make sound technical decisions when ore characteristics, water quality, or reagent suites change.

🔹 Inside you’ll find:

• Clear explanations of collector, frother, and modifier chemistry
• Practical guidance on Eh/pH control and pulp chemistry
• Detailed coverage of mechanical cells, columns, and circuit configuration
• Step‑by‑step methods for laboratory and plant testing
• Worked examples and formulas verified in the companion Excel workbook
• Specialized chapters on PGM, gold, coal, and industrial mineral flotation
• Real‑world troubleshooting and cost‑performance benchmarking

Written in the same accessible style as the other titles in the Mineral Process Engineering Series, this handbook is both a reference and a working tool — equally at home in the control room, the laboratory, or the design office.