Interparticle forces, interfacial structure development and agglomeration of gibbsite particles in synthetic Bayer liquors

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 655-669

  Addai Mensah, J ^a   Prestidge, C A ^a   Ralston, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROMETALLURGY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RHEOLOGY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SUPERSATURATION; YIELD STRESS;

GIBBSITE; POTASSIUM ALUMINATE; SODIUM ALUMINATE;

BAUXITE ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0033148494     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)00050-3     Document Type: Article

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