Electrochemical and Raman spectroscopic studies of the interaction of ethyl xanthate with Pd-Bi-Te

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 575-584

  Vermaak, M K G ^a   Pistorius, P C ^a   Venter, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Froth flotation; Ore mineralogy and particle size; Precious metal ores

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FROTH FLOTATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLATINUM; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

ETHYL XANTHATE; ORE MINERALOGY; PLATINUM FLOTATION; PRECIOUS METAL ORES;

MINERALOGY;

EID: 15744368602     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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