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Platinum Concentrator: Flotation Kinetics (2D)

A 2D froth-flotation flowsheet for platinum-group-metal ore: a four-cell rougher bank driven by first-order flotation kinetics, where feed rate, collector dose, pulp pH and residence time set the recovery, concentrate grade and mass pull in real time.

Materials Science2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion replaces the 3D plant tour with a real flotation-kinetics model: ore passes from a mill into a four-cell rougher bank, and at each cell a particle's chance of reporting to the froth is set by the first-order rate law R(t) = R∞·(1−e^−kt), where the rate constant k saturates with collector dosage and the maximum recovery R∞ peaks near the optimum pulp pH. A live readout converts that recovery into concentrate grade, tailings grade, concentrate mass flow and PGM output using the standard two-product mass balance used in mineral-processing plant design.

⚙ Under the hood

2D froth-flotation model: a four-cell rougher bank driven by first-order flotation kinetics R = R∞(1-e^-kt), with collector dose setting the rate constant, pulp pH setting the recovery ceiling, and a two-product mass balance converting recovery into concentrate/tailings grade and PGM output.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install