Definition of flotation cell Mindat.org
Appliance in which froth flotation of ores is performed. It has provision for receiving conditioned pulp, aerating this pulp and for separate discharge of the resulting mineralized froth and impoverished tailings. Types of cell include (1) agitation (impeller, and splashing, now obsolete); (2) pneumatic (in which air blown in agitates pulp), such as Hallimond laboratory cell, Callow, McIntosh
