Studies on impeller type, impeller speed and air flow rate in an industrial scale flotation cell. Part 3: Effect on superficial gas velocity

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 639-654

  Gorain, B K ^a   Franzidis, J P ^b   Manlapig, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agitation; Flotation bubbles; Froth flotation

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; SUB-AERATION FLOTATION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FROTH FLOTATION;

FLOTATION;

EID: 0030170197     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-6875(96)00052-0     Document Type: Article

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