Separation of waste plastics by froth flotation - A review, part I

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 261-268

  Fraunholcz, N ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flotation depressants; Froth flotation; Surface modification; Waste processing

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MIXTURES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTICS; SEPARATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE TREATMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WETTING;

FLOTATION DEPRESSANTS; WASTE PROCESSING;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 0742320672     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2003.10.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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