Mining Solutions
Innovative Solutions for Flotation
BASF’s Mining Solutions
at a glance
BASF’s Mining Solutions business offers a diverse range
of chemicals and technologies for mineral processing to
improve process efficiencies and aid the economical
extraction of valuable resources.
We offer our products and technology solutions to the global BASF’s flotation range includes collectors for non-sulfide ores,
mineral processing industry along with expert advice and frothers, dispersants, and modifiers. BASF’s expertise in
technical support. Our global team is driven by a common goal surfactant chemistry has resulted in a long history of innovation
to provide the best sustainable solution to meet our customers’ allowing us to provide innovative, sustainable solutions to
processing needs. With technical representation in over 100 ensure our customers’ operations run more efficiently by
countries, BASF’s technical support is provided on a global, delivering o
perational and financial benefits.
regional and local basis.
We can provide reagents, equipment, process technologies
and expertise, focusing on applications such as flotation, solid
liquid separation, solvent extraction, tailings management,
grinding, and materials handling.
BASF’s commitment to an innovative mining industry
Innovation is at the heart of BASF’s Mining Solutions business Our Product Development and Technical Support personnel
as our aim is to develop novel and innovative chemistries and are located around the globe and are complemented by three
technologies to effectively meet the evolving challenges that BASF Global Competence Centers, based in Tucson (North
the mining industry continues to face. BASF is committed to America), Ludwigshafen (Europe), and Perth (Australia).
working in close collaboration with our customers, academia,
and global industry organizations. With our chemistry, equipment, process and application
technologies, industry experience, and customer commitment,
BASF’s extensive backward integration into the building BASF can uniquely package competencies and expert offerings
blocks of product chemistries for mineral processing enables to effectively support the diversity of mineral processing
us to effectively apply our knowledge and chemical experience technology developments and process challenges.
to develop both conventional and novel chemistries to meet
the technical and commercial challenges faced by the industry,
both today and in the future.
We offer solutions for the flotation of
non-sulfide minerals
Apatite Calcite
The Lupromin FP A anionic collectors range is recommended
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Lupromin® FP 18 AS is a novel liquid polymeric esterquat
for apatite flotation where the percentage of silicates or calcium applied as a reverse calcite flotation collector for the selective
oxide / phosphorous pentoxide ratio is high. The Lupromin® FP A removal of silicacious minerals. Apart from the ecological
range is sulfosuccinate-based, which supports the necessary benefits gained from using esterquats, it also offers potential
hydrophilic / lipophilic balance for effective flotation. The economic advantages due to the faster flotation kinetics of this
combination of the foaming power of the Lupromin® FP A collector system.
range and its chemistry promotes the necessary selectivity for
the flotation process. The Lupromin® FP A range is supplied as Fluorspar
a viscous liquid at room temperature.
Lupromin® FP 308C is a collector based on anionic and
non-ionic molecules that allows the concentration of fluorspar
Barite to produce a commercial-grade product.
Lupromin® FP B 715 is a neutral fatty alcohol sulfate collector
Pyrochlore
supplied as a viscous liquid that promotes high-selectivity
barite flotation. Lupromin® FP N 315 is a mixture of polyglycol esters, which
associated to cationic collectors, acts as an adjuvant in niobium
Lupromin® FP 199 is a collector for direct barite flotation
flotation. The use of Lupromin® FP N 315 therefore significantly
based on alcohol ethoxy sulfate sodium salt and N-tallow alkyl
increases the efficiency of the pyrochlore flotation process.
sulfosuccinamate chemistry.
Lupromin® FP E is a granulate containing fatty alcohol sulfates
In the event of specific flotation challenges, BASF is able
(especially sodium cetyl stearyl sulfate).
to develop tailor-made solutions in collaboration with
customers via test work in laboratories, pilot plants and
industrial operations.
MINERAL BASF SOLUTION
Apatite Direct flotation using Lupromin® FP A range
Barite Direct flotation using Lupromin® FP B 715,
Lupromin® FP 199 or Lupromin® FP E granulate
Calcite Silica removal through reverse flotation
with Lupromin® FP 18 AS
Fluorspar Direct flotation using Lupromin® FP 308C
Pyrochlore Direct flotation associating Lupromin® FP N 315
to cationic collectors
Flotation process aids
Frothers Dispersants
BASF produces a vast array of surfactants, short-chain aliphatic Lupromin® FD 100 is an aqueous solution of sodium
alcohols, and polyglycol ethers supplied as neutral frothers polyacrylate that acts as an effective dispersant for flotation
that prevent bubbles from collapsing. slurries and other mineral suspensions of base metals.
Lupromin® FF LS 24 and Lupromin® FF LT 054 are fatty
The Lupromin® L range disperses clay particles that are
alcohol alkoxylates used to control foam during the cassiterite
covering mineral particles and hence reduces the slime coating
(tin oxide mineral) flotation process.
effect, which has a detrimental effect on the flotation process.
Among BASF’s aliphatic alcohols, its 2-ethylhexanol is
regarded as a highly selective general frother for the It should also be noted that BASF’s triblock copolymers are a
flotation market. type of non-ionic dispersant, which can also increase pulp and
froth stability. BASF offers you a wide range of molecular
weights and composition ratios.
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