Prediction of complex sulfide flotation performances by a combined 3D fractal and colour analysis of the froths

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 737-746

  Bonifazi, G ^a   Massacci, P ^a   Meloni, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; FRACTALS; FROTH FLOTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; ORE TREATMENT;

MORPHOMETRICAL ANALYSIS;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0034225721     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(00)00058-3     Document Type: Article

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