Behaviour of amylopectin and amylose components of starch in the selective flocculation of ultrafine iron ore

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 197-211

  Weissenborn, P K ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SURFACE CHEMISTRY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DENSITY; AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOSE; HEMATITE;

ADSORPTION; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION AGENTS; IRON OXIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STARCH;

IRON ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0030213168     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-7516(95)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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