Non-ionic polyethylene oxide frothers in graphite flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-162

  Pugh, R J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SURFACE CHEMISTRY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; ELASTICITY; FROTH FLOTATION; NONMETALLIC ORES; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION;

FLOTATION FROTHERS; POLYOXYPROPYLENE GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 0034140517     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)00161-2     Document Type: Article

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