Bubble size distribution in laboratory scale flotation cells

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1164-1172

  Grau, R A ^a   Heiskanen, K ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flotation bubbles; Flotation frothers; Flotation machines

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; FLOTATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; QUARTZ;

BUBBLE SIZE; FLOTATION BUBBLES; FLOTATION FROTHERS; FLOTATION MACHINES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 25444502062     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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