Effect of microwave treatment on the flotation and magnetic separation properties of pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-192

  Can, N M ^a   Bayraktar, I ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Demir Export AS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Flotation; Microwave treatment; Sulfide menirals

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MICROWAVES; OXIDATION; PYRITES; SULFIDE MINERALS; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CHALCOPYRITE; MICROFLOTATION; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; SPHALERITE;

MAGNETIC SEPARATION;

EID: 34948879699     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403214     Document Type: Article

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