ISO10086-2Coal-Methodsforevaluatingflocculantsforuseincoalpreparationisastandardthatprovidesguidelinesandproceduresforassessingtheeffectivenessofflocculantsincoalpreparationprocesses.ThispartoftheISO10086seriesfocusesonspecifictestmethodstoevaluatetheperformanceofflocculants,whicharechemicalsusedtopromotetheaggregationoffineparticlesincoalslurries.Thestandardoutlineslaboratorytechniquestomeasurekeyparameterssuchassettlingrate,supernatantclarity,andsedimentcompaction.Theevaluationmethodshelpdeterminetheoptimalflocculanttype,dosage,andapplicationconditionsforefficientsolid-liquidseparationincoalwashingplants.Thestandardservesasatechnicalreferenceforcoalproducers,flocculantsuppliers,andresearchersworkingtoimprovecoalpreparationefficiencyandwaterrecycling.Byprovidingstandardizedtestingprocedures,ISO10086-2enablesconsistentcomparisonofdifferentflocculantproductsandsupportsqualitycontrolincoalprocessingoperations.Thestandardcontributestomoreeffectivecoalbeneficiationwhileaddressingenvironmentalconcernsrelatedtowaterusageandtailingsmanagement.