AQUEOUS COMPOSITION WHICH IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY OF HYDROMETALLURGICAL AND PYROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSES FOR METALS WHEN USED IN SAME, SAID COMPOSITION COMPRISING: AN AQUEOUS BASE, ONE OR MORE SURFACTANTS, ONE OR MORE ADJUVANT GASES IN THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESSES, ADDED THERETO AS NANO- AND MICRO-SIZED BUBBLES

摘要

The composition of the present application comprises: one or more surfactants and one or more adjuvant gases in the hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical processes in which it is used, which are added thereto as nanobubbles and microbubbles. Furthermore, the proportion of both the gases used and their nanobubbles and microbubbles varies according to the physicochemical requirements of each of the steps of the process in which it is used. The nanobubbles and microbubbles of the proposed composition allow the physicochemical properties of these gases to be significantly improved, properties such as: flotation speed, oxidising power, reducing power, contact area provided, and coalescence speed.