Physico-chemical properties of tailing slurries during environmental desulphurization by froth flotation

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 221-234

  Benzaazoua, M ^a   Kongolo, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Collection; Desulphurization; Froth flotation; Sulphides; Tailings management

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FROTH FLOTATION; REDOX REACTIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL DESULPHURIZATION;

SLURRIES;

DESULFURIZATION; FLOTATION; MINERAL PROCESSING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SLURRY; TAILINGS;

EID: 0037369531     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(02)00129-1     Document Type: Article

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