The comparison between amine thioacetate and amyl xanthate collector performances for pyrite flotation and its application to tailings desulphurization

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-515

  Kongolo, Mukendi ^a   Benzaazoua, Mostafa ^b   De Donato, Philippe ^a   Drouet, Benôt ^a   Barrès, Odile ^a  

^a Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Flotation collectors; Particle size; Sulphide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AMINES; DESULFURIZATION; FLOTATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MONOLAYERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

AMINE THIOACETATE; PYRITE FLOTATION;

PYRITES;

EID: 1542290100     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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