Cyclo-microbubble column flotation of fine coal

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1125-1140

  Li, B ^a   Tao, D ^a   Ou, Z ^b   Liu, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal cleaning flotation column; Cycle microbubble; Superclean coal

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COAL PREPARATION; CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

COLUMN FLOTATION;

FLOTATION;

COAL;

BUBBLE COLUMN; CLEANING; COAL; FLOATING;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; DENSITY; FLOTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LABORATORY TEST; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE;

EID: 0037236113     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SS-120018127     Document Type: Article

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