Beneficiation technology of phosphates: Challenges and solutions

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-26

  El Shall, H ^a   Zhang, P ^b   Abdel Khalek, N ^c   El Mofty, S ^d  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL METALLURGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE CMRDI   (Egypt)

^d CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Calcareous phosphate; Impurity removal; Phosphate beneficiation; Siliceous phosphate

Indexed keywords

FLOTATION; IMPURITIES; MINERALOGY; PHOSPHATES; SEDIMENTATION; SEPARATION; TECHNOLOGY;

BENEFICIATION TECHNOLOGY; CALCAREOUS PHOSPHATE ORES; SEDIMENTARY ORIGIN; SILICEOUS PHOSPHATE ORES;

BENEFICIATION;

EID: 1942422210     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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