Optimising the dewatering behaviour of clay tailings through interfacial chemistry, orthokinetic flocculation and controlled shear

Powder Technology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-34

  McFarlane, A J ^a   Bremmell, K E ^a   Addai Mensah, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Kaolinite dispersion; Particle interactions; Pulp consolidation; Rheology; Smectite suspension

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CALCIUM; CLAY; DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; HYDROLYSIS; MANGANESE; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

KAOLINITE DISPERSION; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PULP CONSOLIDATION; SMECTITE SUSPENSION;

TAILINGS;

METAL ION; POLYMER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

DEWATERING;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; DEWATERING; FLOCCULATION; FLOW KINETICS; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM YIELD; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 27144523695     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2005.04.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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