Polymer flocculation and coagulation for sedimentation of copper flotation tailings

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-20

  Peng, F F ^a   Lu, Z ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

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EID: 0003124031     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03402781     Document Type: Article

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