The effect of hydrophobicity on the drainage of gangue minerals in flotation froths

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 897-901

  Ata, S ^a   Ahmed, N ^a   Jameson, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fine particle processing; Flotation froths; Flotation kinetics; Froth flotation

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; DRAINAGE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FROTH FLOTATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MIXTURES; PROCESSING; REACTION KINETICS;

FINE PARTICLE PROCESSING; FLOTATION FROTHS; FLOTATION KINETICS; GANGUE MINERALS;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 2942592495     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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