Evaluation of frother performance in coal flotation: A critical review of existing methodologies

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-298

  Bhattacharya, S ^a   Dey, Shobhana ^b  

^a INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

^b NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Flotation; Frother performance

Indexed keywords

COAL; FROTH FLOTATION; GARNETS; MINERALS; SEPARATION; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS;

BALANCE (WEIGHTING); COAL FLOTATION; CRITICAL REVIEW; FROTH STABILITY; FROTHER; FROTHER PERFORMANCE; FROTHERS; PLANT OPERATORS; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SOLID SURFACES;

FLOTATION;

EID: 47249092847     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: 15477401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827500701856844     Document Type: Article

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