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Paper Deinking Flotation Simulator

Interactive 3D froth-flotation deinking cell: rising air bubbles selectively capture hydrophobic ink particles out of recycled paper pulp while hydrophilic fibers are left behind. Tune contact angle, bubble size, airflow and pulp consistency and watch ink-removal efficiency and fiber yield respond live.

Materials Science3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted
materials-recycling ↗ Open standalone

Watch the exact unit process real paper mills use to remove printing ink from recycled pulp: air bubbles rise through a slurry seeded with hydrophobic ink flecks and hydrophilic cellulose fibers, and only particles hydrophobic enough — set by the collector-driven contact angle — attach and ride the froth to the top. Tune contact angle, bubble diameter, airflow rate and pulp consistency and watch ink-removal efficiency, fiber yield and the resulting brightness gain respond in real time, exactly as the governing collision–attachment probability model predicts.

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Interactive 3D froth-flotation deinking cell: rising air bubbles selectively capture hydrophobic ink particles out of recycled paper pulp while hydrophilic cellulose fibers are left behind. Tune contact angle, bubble diameter, airflow rate and pulp consistency and watch ink-removal efficiency, fiber yield and brightness gain respond live.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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