Bubble-particle attachment and detachment in flotation

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 56, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 133-164

  Ralston, John ^a   Fornasiero, Daniel ^a   Hayes, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Bubble particle; Detachment

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; COLLOIDS; DEFORMATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REACTION KINETICS; SURFACES;

BUBBLE PARTICLE ATTACHMENT; BUBBLE PARTICLE DETACHMENT; BUBBLE PARTICLE INTERACTION FORCES; HETEROCOAGULATION; INTERFACIAL FORCES;

FLOTATION;

BUBBLE; FLOTATION; PARTICLE INTERACTION;

EID: 0032841331     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(98)00046-5     Document Type: Article

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