OKTOP® Conditioner

For boosting flotation performance

The Metso OKTOP® Conditioner is a critical component for effective slurry preparation before the flotation stage. It is designed to ensure optimal mixing of slurry and reagents to unlock the full potential of flotation cells and circuit efficiency.

Benefits

Enhanced flotation performance

Improves recovery rates and flotation cell throughput efficiency

Seamless integration with Metso flotation cells

Designed to fit with Metso flotation cells for fast setup and smooth operation

Improved chemical efficiency and process control

Enables better separation results and operation stability

Durable and sustainable by design

Built for long-term durability, low maintenance and less energy use

Metso offers two standard OKTOP® Conditioner options: medium duty and high duty, chosen according to particle size, solids density and slurry gravity.

For special applications, Metso also provides custom configurations such as high-intensity and heated or cooled conditioners.

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How the Metso OKTOP® Conditioner works

Most flotation chemicals require relative high mass transfer rate in particle diffusion layers to be effective. This requires not only strong mixing but also enough time for the chemicals to react and attach to the desired particles.

Slurry, reagents and chemicals are typically fed into the tank from the top. Inside, the OKTOP® Agitator ensures that the mixture is blended well, creating a uniform solution. An outlet nozzle, located at the top part of the tank shell, is equipped with an uptake channel – a half-pipe at the wall of the conditioner that brings out the slurry from the tank lower section to the outlet nozzle. This design ensures movement of even larger particles efficiently to the flotation cells and prevents short circuiting of solution.

The OKTOP® Conditioner provides both the necessary mixing intensity and residence time to enable precise reagent-particle interaction. It also ensures that solids are suspended evenly throughout the tank, allowing for free and consistent contact between the particles and the reagents.

Key features include:

Agitator unit
Tank unit
Uptake channel
SandGate™ nozzle
Service platform
Nozzles for density instruments and more

Metso OKTOP® Conditioners are suitable for a wide range of flotation processes, including, but not limited to, oxidized sulfide ores, silicates, phosphates, oxide minerals and PGM metals.

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Additional features

In case of off-spec particles coming to the conditioner caused by upstream process disturbance, Metso offers an optional SandGate™. This feature helps transfer these larger particles from the conditioner to the flotation cell without disrupting the process, adding flexibility and control to the operation.

In addition, the conditioner can be equipped with the OKTOP® SandSense™ probe, which detects sanding on the tank floor and alerts operators to potential solids buildup, helping to maintain continuous and stable operation.

Optional auxiliaries include: