Mining & Mineral Processing

Innovative chemistry for solid-liquid separation and tailings management

SciDev is an industry leader in solid liquid separation in the mineral processing sector. Our chemistries and professional services maximise the operational performance of mineral processing systems and ensure minimal water is passed as waste into the tailings circuit.

Improving efficiency in mining and mineral processing

Each solution is customized to address the unique challenges of the client’s site conditions and final application stage. We offer both a conventional range of flocculants, being MaxiFlox® 500 series (non-ionic to anionic) and MaxiFlox® 800 series (cationic) and also an advanced range through our MaxiFlox® 500R series.

The innovative advanced range provides novel solutions for challenges relating to the recovery of water, recovery of minerals and metals, and overall process optimisation to lower operational treatment costs.

Our coagulant is specially designed to provide maximum benefits when used in conjunction with our OptiFlox® control technology across most mineral processing applications. The MaxiFlox® 800L series range is produced in our Kings Park manufacturing facility utilising a novel polymerisation technique delivering a highly effective product for all applications.

 

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Innovative Technology – OptiFlox®SRt – Flocculant Dose Control System

SciDev’s OptiFlox® system solves a long-standing problem in coal production: controlling clays and their impact on processing. The OptiFlox® system continuously measures particle, bulk solution and colloidal characteristics of mineral slurries to maintain optimal coagulation and flocculation conditions. The system automatically controls reagent dosing in real-time to ensure the best performance. The technology has a provisional patent application filed in its name.

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MaxiFlox® Flocculants and Coagulants

Our MaxiFlox® range of flocculants are versatile and suitable for various applications in mining, mineral processing, construction, and water treatment. They are offered in both powder and liquid form, with a wide range of molecular weights, charge distributions, and charge densities.

In thickeners the products are used to enhance settlings rates, increase underflow density and improve supernatant clarity. For dewatering and filtrations processes they increase productivity and yields and reduce moisture content producing a lower volume of waste for disposal.

MaxiDry® Filter Aid
Our MaxiDry® range of organic Filter Aids are typically used for the dewatering of waste bentonite slurries in the construction industry. They are used as a replacement for common filter aids such as hydrated lime or calcium carbonate with the benefits provided being:
Eliminating the requirement for all spoil material to be managed as a Prescribed Industrial Waste in regulated regions.
A neutral pH filtrate, eliminating the requirement for sulphuric acid and aluminium sulphate lowering the overall treatment cost.
Higher safety-focused and lower maintenance solution being a non-hazardous range of chemicals.
The range of chemicals available offers a solution for any slurry conditions and is supported by our highly experienced technical team.
ClariVie44®
ClariVie44® process water conditioner is used to regulate the hydration and dispersion of clays, and ultra-fines present in the process water circuits. By reducing clay dispersion, it aids in forming a greater number of stacked platelets per particle, which results in significant downstream benefits.

 

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