Flocculation and dewatering

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 58, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 223-236

  Hogg, R ^a  

^a Dept Ener Geo Environ Eng P   (United States)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Flocculation; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENTATION;

FLOCS;

ORE TREATMENT;

DEWATERING; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 0034052998     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(99)00023-X     Document Type: Article

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