Comparison of gas hold-up distribution measurement in a flotation cell using capturing and conductivity techniques

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1362-1372

  Sanwani, E ^a   Zhu, Y ^b   Franzidis, J P ^a   Manlapig, E V ^a   Wu, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Froth flotation

Indexed keywords

GASES; MINERALOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

FLOTATION CELL; GAS HOLD-UP DISTRIBUTION; MINERAL PROCESSING;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 33748777932     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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