Gas dispersion measurements in industrial flotation cells

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 554-560

  Schwarz, S ^a   Alexander, D ^a  

^a JKTech Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation bubbles; Flotation machines; Froth flotation

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CELLS; FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; GASES;

'BENEATH THE FROTH'; AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AMIRA); FLOTATION BUBBLES; FLOTATION MACHINES; JULIUS KRUTTSCHNITT MINERAL RESEARCH CENTRE (JKMRC);

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 33644942119     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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