Flocculation of fine coal using synthetic and biologically derived flocculants

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-26

  Raichur, A M ^a   Misra, M ^a   Davis, S A ^a   Smith, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0002764905     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03402747     Document Type: Article

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