Oxidation of pentlandite and pyrrhotite surfaces at pH 9.3: Part 2. Effect of xanthates and dissolved oxygen

American Mineralogist

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1055-1061

  Legrand, D L ^a,b   Bancroft, G M ^a   Nesbitt, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Smelter Tech Services Inco Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOTATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON ORES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DEGREE OF OXIDATIONS; FLOTATION SEPARATION; HIGH SURFACE AREA; MINERAL SURFACES; POTASSIUM AMYL XANTHATES; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; SURFACE PRODUCTS; XPS SPECTRA;

OXIDATION;

OXIDATION; PENTLANDITE; PYRRHOTITE;

EID: 22944438710     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2005.1692     Document Type: Article

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