PROCESSES FOR TREATING TAILINGS STREAMS

摘要

Processes for treating a tailings stream which comprises water and solids, include: (i) adding one or more anionic polymer flocculants and one or more salts of organic acids to the tailings stream; (ii) allowing at least a portion of the solids to flocculate; and (iii) separating at least a portion of the flocculated solids from the tailings stream.