The flotation of fine particles using charged microbubbles

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 12-14, 2008, Pages 918-923

  Waters, K E ^a   Hadler, K ^a   Cilliers, J J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fine particle processing; Froth flotation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; COPPER; COPPER OXIDES; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); FLOTATION; SEPARATION; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BUBBLE SIZES; COLLOIDAL GAS APHRONS; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; FINE PARTICLE PROCESSING; FINE PARTICLES; FROTH RECOVERY; HIGH SPEEDS; MICRO-BUBBLES; OPPOSITE CHARGE; SILICA POWDERS; SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE; ZETA POTENTIALS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 52949096111     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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