Magnafloc 919 Equivalent — Anionic PAM for Mineral Processing
ChinaPAM routes Magnafloc 919 replacement inquiries through CNfloc 1054V for high-charge mineral slurry duty and CNfloc 1082 where low-charge bridging governs; the settling test on your slurry decides which route to supply.
Supply Route Comparison
Published reference data and the ChinaPAM route for Ciba Magnafloc 919
| Parameter | ChinaPAM Supply Route | Ciba Magnafloc 919 |
|---|---|---|
| Product form | Anionic PAM granular powder | Anionic PAM granular powder |
| Molecular-weight position | Very high (1054V and 1082 on ChinaPAM scale) | Ultra high as described in the Ciba technical sheet |
| Charge position | High (1054V) or Low (1082) on ChinaPAM scale; selected by slurry test | Not stated in the archived Ciba technical sheet |
| Primary mineral duties | Tailings clarification, CCD washing, thickener and centrifugation duty | Coal/copper/iron-ore tailings, gold CCD and centrifugation |
| Recommended stock make-up | 1–3 g/L | 0.25–0.5% (2.5–5 g/L) in the February 2004 sheet |
| Maximum stock make-up | 5 g/L | 5 g/L in the February 2004 sheet |
| Selection route | Two grades ranked on the buyer's slurry test | Technical-service selection stated by Ciba |
| Documents | Selected-grade TDS plus current-batch COA at quotation | Archived February 2004 technical sheet |
Specifications
| Primary Route | CNfloc 1054V — Very High MW / High charge |
| Secondary Route | CNfloc 1082 — Very High MW / Low charge (bridging duty) |
| Positioned Against | Ciba Magnafloc 919 |
| Type | Anionic polyacrylamide powder |
| Recommended Make-up | 1–3 g/L |
| Maximum Make-up | 5 g/L |
| Dissolution Time | ≤60 min |
| Packaging | 25 kg PP woven bags + PE liner |
Key Features
- Two named ChinaPAM routes ranked by charge demand, not by assumed equivalence
- Competitor duty traced to the archived Ciba technical sheet dated February 2004
- Coal, copper and iron-ore tailings, gold CCD washing and mineral centrifugation covered
- Selected-grade TDS and current-batch COA issued with quotation
- Free sample available for cylinder settling or jar-test comparison
Applications
- Coal tailings clarification
- Copper and iron-ore tailings clarification
- Gold cyanidation CCD washing
- Mineral slurry centrifugation
- General mineral thickener feed flocculation
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What the Ciba 2004 Technical Sheet Confirms
The archived Ciba Specialty Chemicals technical sheet, dated February 2004, gives a clear product identity: Magnafloc 919 is an ultra-high-molecular-weight anionic polyacrylamide supplied as an off-white granular powder. The document names five principal duties — coal, copper and iron-ore tailings clarification, gold cyanidation CCD washing, and centrifugation of mineral slurries including clays.
The sheet reports 98% below 1000 µm particle size, 0.75 g/cm³ bulk density, pH 7.0 for a 1% solution, and a normal dry-substrate dosage range of 2–200 g/t. Stock-solution concentration is stated as 0.25–0.5% maximum. Those are the published figures. The sheet does not state a charge-density descriptor. That missing field is the reason this page offers two ChinaPAM routes rather than one cross-reference.
Two Named Routes, One Slurry Decision
CNfloc 1054V is the primary route. It sits at very high molecular weight and high charge on the ChinaPAM scale. High-charge anionic grades anchor strongly to the mineral surface through electrostatic interaction and deliver fast initial settling on most copper, iron-ore and coal tailings circuits. Start here when 919 is being used on standard thickener or tailings duty.
CNfloc 1082 is the low-charge bridging route. It sits at very high molecular weight and low charge. Low-charge grades perform where the slurry carries enough natural surface charge that additional electrostatic anchoring from a high-charge polymer causes over-flocculation or restabilisation, and where the duty needs long bridging chains rather than charge-driven attachment. Include 1082 in the trial when 1054V over-doses at low addition rate or when the settling curve flattens unexpectedly.
The two routes are intentionally different. They cover the charge range most commonly encountered in the duties the Ciba sheet lists. The settling test on your slurry identifies the ChinaPAM route that fits your process.
| Observed duty or trial result | Primary route | Secondary route trigger | Decision metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard mineral thickener or tailings | CNfloc 1054V | Add 1082 if clarity ceiling at optimum dose | Settling rate and supernatant clarity |
| Coal preparation circuit | CNfloc 1054V | Add 1082 if overdose response is flat | Compacted-bed height and clarity |
| Gold CCD washing | CNfloc 1054V | Add 1082 if wash-stage clarity limits recovery | Floc integrity after dilution |
| High-shear centrifugation feed | CNfloc 1054V | Add 1082 for stronger bridging under shear | Floc recovery after controlled shear |
| Slurry with high natural surface charge | CNfloc 1082 | — | Overdose curve and restabilisation onset |
Trial Failure Modes to Control
Incomplete hydration creates false underperformance. Powder added too quickly forms fisheyes: dry cores wrapped in hydrated gel. Keep make-up concentration inside the ChinaPAM range, disperse powder gradually into the vortex, and use the full dissolution period before comparing grades.
A high-shear pump between the addition point and the settling stage can erase a good polymer choice by breaking the formed floc. If the bench result is strong but the plant result collapses, move the addition point downstream of the highest-shear zone where practical.
Recording only the largest visible floc misses the dose-response curve. The winning dose is the lowest stable point that meets settling rate, clarity and underflow targets together — overdosing often improves initial floc size while worsening final clarity or bed compaction.
Magnafloc 345 — High Anionic, Powder (same-type screening, no ranked route published)
The held BASF-attributed application chart prints Magnafloc 345 and Magnafloc 919 in the same row, both as high-anionic grades in powder form, with the same suggested-duty check marks. That is the extent of what the chart supports for Magnafloc 345: ionic type, physical form, and a shared row of suggested applications.
Everything stated elsewhere on this page from the February 2004 technical sheet belongs to Magnafloc 919 only. The ultra-high-molecular-weight descriptor, the particle-size figure, the bulk density, the 1% solution pH, the dry-substrate dosage range and the stock-solution concentration are 919 figures and are not transferred to Magnafloc 345. No molecular weight is published for Magnafloc 345 in the held source. Appearing in the same chart row as another grade does not prove the two are the same product, the same formulation or interchangeable in a circuit.
We traversed all 26 rows of our own powder range against this identity. Thirteen anionic powder rows remain in the same-type screening family on ionic type and form; the cationic rows and the nonionic row are set aside. We publish no primary or backup ChinaPAM grade for Magnafloc 345 duty, because the competitor molecular weight is absent and the two houses’ charge wording is not a shared numerical scale. Site performance is a test result, not a chart reading. Send us the grade name as printed on your label together with your duty, slurry and current dose, and we will confirm which same-type anionic powder grades to put into a settling test and which grade-level TDS, MSDS and batch COA apply.
Dosage Guide
Prepare ChinaPAM powder at 1–3 g/L, never above 5 g/L, and allow up to 60 minutes for complete dissolution. Start the settling test at the incumbent Magnafloc 919 dose, then bracket lower and higher doses to locate the operating window for the selected route.
Frequently Asked Questions — Magnafloc 919 Equivalent — Anionic PAM for Mineral Processing
Which ChinaPAM grade should I start with for Magnafloc 919 duty?
Start with CNfloc 1054V. It sits at very high molecular weight and high charge on the ChinaPAM scale and covers the majority of mineral thickener and tailings duties where Ciba 919 was specified. Add CNfloc 1082 to the trial when the slurry responds better to low-charge bridging than to charge-driven flocculation — both are real catalogue grades and the settling test decides which route wins.
What does the original Magnafloc 919 sheet actually confirm?
The archived Ciba technical sheet identifies Magnafloc 919 as an ultra-high-molecular-weight anionic polyacrylamide granular powder. It lists coal, copper and iron-ore tailings clarification, gold cyanidation CCD washing and mineral-slurry centrifugation as principal uses. It reports 0.25–0.5% maximum stock concentration and a dosage range of 2–200 g/t. It does not state a charge-density figure, so this page does not invent one.
How should the two routes be trialled?
Prepare each ChinaPAM grade at 1–3 g/L, never above 5 g/L, and allow up to 60 minutes for complete dissolution. Run equal-dose cylinder tests against the incumbent product, then rank initial settling rate, supernatant clarity, compacted-bed height and floc response to gentle shear. The route that clears the incumbent on those four metrics at the lowest stable dose is the one we supply.
Why does ChinaPAM offer two routes rather than one?
Because the Ciba sheet does not publish charge density, ChinaPAM uses a two-route selection: CNfloc 1054V for the high-charge mineral-slurry position and CNfloc 1082 for low-charge bridging. The slurry test identifies the route for your process water, solids loading and circuit.
What documents come with the quotation?
The quotation names the selected ChinaPAM grade. We provide that grade's available TDS and the current-batch COA, together with SDS and the free sample test protocol.
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