Pentlandite/pyrrhotite interaction and xanthate adsorption

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 203-214

  Bozkurt, V ^a   Xu, Z ^a,b   Finch, J A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; FTIR ATR; Iso butyl xanthate; Mixed minerals; Mixed potential; Open circuit potential; Pentlandite; Pyrmotite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANODIC OXIDATION; FLOTATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION;

DIXANTHOGEN; ISOBUTYL XANTHATE; MIXED POTENTIAL MODEL; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT; PENTLANDITE; PYRRHOTITE;

ORES;

EID: 0031997799     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-7516(97)00072-0     Document Type: Article

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