Microorganisms in flotation and flocculation: Future technology or laboratory curiosity?

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6-8, 2006, Pages 548-553

  Smith, Ross W ^a   Miettinen, Mauno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Flocculation; Flotation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COSTS; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION AGENTS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS; SEPARATION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ACTIVATORS; FLOCCULATION AGENTS; FLOTATION DEPRESSANTS; REAGENTS;

FLOTATION;

EID: 33644953242     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.09.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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