Effect of microbubbles and particle size on the particle collection in the column flotation

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 703-710

  Lee, Jung Eun ^a   Lee, Jae Keun ^b  

^a Sum Jin EST Company   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bubble; Collection efficiency; Collision efficiency; Flotation; Flotation rate constant; Particle

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044533333     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02699321     Document Type: Article

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