The Reflux Flotation Cell (RFC) utilizes significantly less flotation volume than conventionally required. These footprint savings not only translate into lower installation costs but also offer savings in air and wash water demands when considering the overall flotation cross-sectional area. Footprint reductions of up to 80% are possible.
Its plug-flow conditions within the cell reduce the number of flotation stages needed to produce on-specification product grades at high recovery rates. This offers opportunities in applications like graphite, where multiple cleaning stages can be readily reduced while still producing contract-specification products. Implementing the RFC in tailings retreatment applications also presents additional revenue possibilities, making marginal projects viable due to improved flotation efficiencies. With no direct power input to the flotation machine, energy-constrained operations can benefit from the technology’s lower energy demand, with up to 70% of flotation-related power savings achievable (reflux-flotation-cell-rfc-brochure.pdf).
The REFLUX Flotation Cell combines several technological elements to achieve superior performance in maximizing recovery, gas flux, bubble-liquid segregation, and product cleaning. This ultimately improves kinetics for fast, high-throughput, and high-efficiency flotation (Next-Level Flotation with a REFLUX™ Flotation Cell – FLS, n.d.).
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Reference:
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https://prod.flsmidth.com/globalassets/frontify/2024/9/reflux-flotation-cell-rfc-brochure.pdf
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Next-level flotation with a REFLUXTM Flotation Cell—FLS. (n.d.). Retrieved June 10, 2025, from https://fls.com/en/equipment/flotation/reflux-flotation-cell
