Analysis of mineral surface chemistry in flotation separation using imaging XPS

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-162

  Biesinger, Mark C ^a   Hart, Brian R ^a   Polack, Russell ^a   Kobe, Brad A ^a   Smart, Roger St C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Floatation reagents; Mineral processing; Oxidation; Surface chemistry; XPS imaging

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FROTH FLOTATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHALCOCITE; FLOTATION SEPARATION; INCO BESSEMER MATTE PROCESSING PLANT (IBMPP); MINERAL PROCESSING;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33846242963     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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