Picobubble enhanced fine coal flotation

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3597-3607

  Tao, Youjun ^a   Liu, Jiongtian ^a   Yu, Samuel ^b   Tao, Daniel ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collision; Detachment; Fine coal; Froth flotation; Picobubble

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAVITATION; FROTH FLOTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROBABILITY;

COLLISION; DETACHMENT; PICOBUBBLES;

COAL PREPARATION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CAVITATION; COAL PREPARATION; FROTH FLOTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROBABILITY;

FLOTATION; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 33845506663     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390600957249     Document Type: Article

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