Separation of valuable fine phosphate particles from their slimes by column flotation

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1077-1086

  Abdel Khalek, N A ^a,b   Hassan, F ^a   Arafa, M A ^a  

^a CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Column flotation; Column height; Fine particles; Frother; Phosphate ore; Slimes; Washwater

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; BENEFICIATION; CHEMICAL CLEANING; OLEIC ACID; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE ORE TREATMENT; RECOVERY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COLUMN FLOTATION; PHOSPHATE ORES; PHOSPHATE RECOVERY; PHOSPHATE SLIMES; SLIMES;

FROTH FLOTATION;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; OLEIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; SILICATE; WATER;

COLUMN SEPARATION; FLOTATION; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE SOLUTION;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034128164     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SS-100100212     Document Type: Article

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