Selective depression of pyrite with polyacrylamide polymers

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-22

  Boulton, A ^a   Fornasiero, D ^a   Ralston, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYAMIDES;

SELECTIVE FLOTATION; SPHALERITES;

PYRITES;

FLOTATION; MINERAL PROCESSING; POLYACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER; PYRITE; SELECTIVE WITHDRAWAL; ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 0034746252     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(00)00024-7     Document Type: Article

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