The effect of biopretreatment on the flotation recovery of magnesite tailings

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 813-824

  Gawel, J ^a   Maliszewska, I ^b   Sadowski, Z ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biotechnology; Flotation froths; Mineral processing; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TAILINGS;

BIOPRETREATMENT; HETEROTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS; MAGNESITE TAILINGS;

MAGNESITE ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0031210147     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00059-9     Document Type: Article

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