Characterizing frothers using gas hold-up

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-242

  Azgomi, F ^a   Gomez, C O ^a   Finch, J A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHAIN LENGTH; HYDROCARBONS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FROTHERS; POLYGLYCOLS; PROPOXY GROUPS;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 34547430610     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/cmq.2007.46.3.237     Document Type: Conference Paper

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