Reducing uncertainty in mineral flotation-flotation rate constant prediction for particles in an operating plant ore

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 84, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 89-98

  Ralston, J ^a   Fornasiero, D ^a   Grano, S ^a   Duan, J ^a   Akroyd, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation; Plant studies; Rate constant; Surface analysis; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; RATE CONSTANTS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

CELL HYDRODYNAMICS; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; FLOTATION RATE CONSTANT; MINERAL FLOTATION; PLANT SCALE;

FLOTATION;

EID: 34548541801     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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