Effect of frothers on bubble size

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-233

  Grau, Rodrigo A ^a   Laskowski, Janusz S ^b   Heiskanen, Kari ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Critical coalescence concentration; Flotation; Flotation frothers; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION;

BUBBLE SIZE; CRITICAL COALESCENCE CONCENTRATION; DEGREE OF BUBBLE COALESCENCE; FLOTATION FROTHERS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 22344435217     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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