Modelling of entrainment in industrial flotation cells: Water recovery and degree of entrainment

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1191-1203

  Zheng, X ^a   Johnson, N W ^b   Franzidis, J P ^c  

^a PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara ^*  (Indonesia)

^b Mineralurgy Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation froth; Froth flotation; Modelling; Particle size

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DATA REDUCTION; DRAINAGE; FROTH FLOTATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

FLOTATION FROTH; FROTH PROPERTIES; MODELING; PARTICLE SIZE;

FLOTATION AGENTS;

EID: 33748060946     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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