Flotation in inorganic electrolytes; The relationship between recover of hydrophobic particles, surface tension, bubble coalescence and gas solubility

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 51, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 125-138

  Pugh, R J ^a   Weissenborn, P ^a   Paulson, O ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SURFACE CHEMISTRY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bubble coalescence; Electrostatic interaction; Flotation; Hydrophobic particles; Inorganic electrolytes; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROSTATICS; GRAPHITE; SURFACE TENSION;

BUBBLE COALESCENCE; GAS SOLUBILITY; HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES;

FLOTATION;

BUBBLE; COALESCENCE; ELECTROLYTE; FLOTATION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0031251937     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-7516(97)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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