Mechanism of di-isobutyl dithiophosphinate adsorption onto galena and pyrite

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 904-911

  Pecina, E T ^a   Uribe, A ^b   Finch, J A ^c   Nava, F ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flotation collectors; Mineral Processing; Redox reactions; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CHEMISORPTION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MINERALS; REDOX REACTIONS;

FLOTATION COLLECTORS; MINERAL PROCESSING; SULPHIDE ORES;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33646570899     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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