Flotation thermodynamics: Can we learn anything from it?

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-258

  Laskowski, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FLOTATION AGENTS; FROTH FLOTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES; THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 34547480438     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/cmq.2007.46.3.251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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