An agglomeration study of sulphide minerals using zeta-potential and settling rate. Part I: Pyrite and galena

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-169

  Vergouw, J M ^a   Difeo, A ^a   Xu, Z ^a   Finch, J A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Fine particle processing; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOTATION; IRON; LEAD; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PYRITES; REACTION KINETICS;

GALENA; GALVANIC INTERACTIONS; ISOELECTRIC POINT; SETTLING RATE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0031995138     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(97)00148-9     Document Type: Article

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