Question

The liquid component of a slurry (45.0 % solids) is contaminated with 135 ppm of a toxic solute. The maximum allowed concentration for discharge to a tailings pond is 1.00 ppm. (a) Assuming you have a five-stage CCD circuit, and need to clean 187 TPH of slurry, at what rate must water be supplied? (b) What is the concentration of the solute in the first stage overflow?

Answer 1