Separation of feldspar from quartz: Mechanism of mixed cationic/anionic collector adsorption on minerals and flotation selectivity

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 128-136

  Vidyadhar, A ^a   Hanumantha Rao, K ^a   Forssberg, K S E ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Flotation; FTIR; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMINES; ELECTROSTATICS; FLOTATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED RADIATION; PH EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SIZE DETERMINATION; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

COMBINED COLLECTORS;

FELDSPAR;

EID: 0036704191     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403165     Document Type: Article

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