Review of methods to model the froth phase in non-steady state flotation systems

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-140

  Mathe, Z T ^a   Harris, M C ^a   O'Connor, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHASE INTERFACES; PULP; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

FROTH RECOVERY FACTOR; FROTHS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 0034141008     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)00159-4     Document Type: Article

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