Ciba
Specialty Chemicals (SWX: CIBN) specialises in the supply
of a complete range of flocculants and flotation reagents
for the mineral processing of coal, copper, gold, iron
ore, phosphates, nickel, lead and zinc.
Ciba is a leading company dedicated to producing high
value effects for our customer’s products. Our specialty
chemicals, added in small quantities, enhance the performance,
look and feel of the final product. Business success
is driven by our long-term strategy of innovation and
continuous operational improvements.
Ciba brings new and creative thought to the processes
and products of our customers in more than 117 countries.
Ciba generated sales of more than CHF 8.4 billion in
1998 and spent 300 million on Research and Development
to foster innovation across the Company.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
In-depth industry knowledge within the Research and
Development Team, working together with you and the
customer, ensures we are continuously developing new
products and technology to solve your problems.
TRADEMARKS
Alclar®, Alcosorb®,
Alcotac®, Antiprex®,
Burst®, Drimax®, Magnafloc®,
Procol®, TwinTec™ and Zetag®.
MAGNAFLOC® FLOCCULANTS
A complete range of flocculants for industrial and
mining applications. Anionic, non-anionic and cationic
water soluble flocculants of varying charge density
and molecular weight for: sedimentation, clarification,
thickening, filtration (vacuum and pressure filtration)
and centrifugation.
FLOCCULANTS FOR THE FOLLOWING MINERAL
PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
- Coal
- Copper
- Gold
- Iron ore
- Phosphates
- Nickel
- Lead and Zinc
- Aggregates
ZETAG® - Range of cationic flocculants
and organic coagulants for mineral processing and industrial
applications.
MAGNAFLOC® LT - High
purity flocculants and organic coagulants for sugar
juice clarification and potable water treatment.
TWINTEC™ - Revolutionary counterionic dewatering
system developed for mineral concentrates and tailings.
TwinTec™ major application is in the filter belt
pressing of coal tailings, offering reduced moisture
content filtercake with a higher throughput.
ALCLAR® - Red mud flocculants
developed for the Bayer Alumina Plants for primary decanters,
settlers and the mud washing circuit. Alclar flocculants
have been developed specifically for use with super
thickeners and deep thickeners to produce muds suitable
for dry stacking mud disposal.
DRIMAX® - A range of surface
active agents developed to reduce the moisture content
of vacuum filtercakes and centrifuged solids.
ANTIPREX® - Antiscalants to
control scale forming salts in a wide variety of aqueous
systems. Widely used to prevent calcium scale in gold
and copper heap leach applications.
ALCOTAC® - Organic binders for
iron ore pelletisation, coal briquetting and the agglomeration
of mineral concentrates.
ALCOTAC® DS - Dust suppressants
developed to prevent dust generation from mineral stockpile,
haulage roads and conveyor transfer points.
PROCOL® - Flotation reagents
for all mineral processing applications:
- Sulphide Collectors: Xanthates, Dithiophosphates,
Thionocarbamates
- Non-Sulphide Collectors: Ether Amines, Ether Diamines,
Sulphosuccinamate, Fatty Acid Derivatives
- Frothers: Alcohol and Glycol, Based Frothers
- Depressants: Talc, Carbonates, Clay
ALCOSORB® - Water absorbing
polymers for improving the handleability of fine coal
and mineral concentrates.
BURST® - Complete range of anti-foams
and defoamers.
CUSTOMER ENGINEERING
Ciba Specialty Chemicals synthetic flocculants are
produced as a solid, dispersion, emulsion and solution
product. Our world wide Customer Engineering Team design,
develop and manufacture a complete range of equipment
for preparing and dosing our products.
ALCOTECH® DOSAGE CONTROL
SYSTEMS
- ALCOTECH® TC Flocculant dose control
system for thickeners and clarifiers
- ALCOTECH® BF Flocculant dose control
system for filter belt presses
