Selectivity in the polymer assisted separation of galena from quartz by flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 843-856

  Wightman, E M ^a   Grano, S R ^a   Ralston, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLOTATION; MINERALS; POLYMERS; QUARTZ; SLURRIES; SURFACES;

COARSE GALENA PARTICLES; GALENA; POLYMER ASSISTED SEPARATION; SULPHIDE MINERALS; ULTRAFINE GALENA PARTICLES;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0034251220     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(00)00073-X     Document Type: Article

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