Flotation process diagnostics and modelling by coal grain analysis

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 633-640

  Ofori, P ^a   O'Brien, G ^a   Firth, B ^a   Jenkins, B ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Jenkins Kwan Technology Pty Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal; Froth flotation; Liberation analysis; Process optimisation

Indexed keywords

COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FROTH FLOTATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MINERALS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

COAL GRAIN ANALYSIS; FLOTATION PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; KINETIC MODEL APPROACH; LIBERATION ANALYSIS;

FLOTATION;

EID: 33644945043     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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