Quantifying hydrophobicity of pyrite after copper activation and DTPI addition under electrochemically controlled conditions

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 879-890

  Hicyilmaz, Cahit ^a   Altun, N Emre ^a   Ekmekci, Zafir ^b   Gokagac, Gulsun ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Flotation collectors; Froth flotation; pH control; Redox reactions; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; COPPER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FROTH FLOTATION; PH EFFECTS; PYRITES; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR;

COPPER ACTIVATION; FLOTATION COLLECTORS; PH CONTROL; SULPHIDE ORES;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 2942592497     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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