Comparison of float-sink and progressive release flotation of ground products of coal middlings.

An additional recovery of coking coal middlings can be utilized for increasing of the concentrate yield of coking coal. A combined flow sheet of comminution and flotation can realize this target. To investigate the effect of grinding process on further flotation of ground products, progressive release flotation tests were used to compare with the float-sink tests, which were regarded as a criterion. Coal middlings were ground by wet-milling with iron balls t