Interaction of calcium dioleate collector colloids with calcite and fluorite surfaces as revealed by AFM force measurements and molecular dynamics simulation

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 166-177

  Fa, Keqing ^a,b   Nguyen, Anh V ^c   Miller, Jan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Calcite; Calcium dioleate; Collector colloids; Flotation collectors; Flotation reagents; Fluoride; Froth flotation; Interfacial water structure; Molecular dynamics simulation; Oleate

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORSPAR; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

CALCIUM DIOLEATE SPHERES; FLUORITE SURFACES; INTERFACIAL WATER STRUCTURES; WATER MOLECULES;

COLLOIDS;

EID: 33750696375     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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