Floatability of apatites and gangue minerals of an igneous phosphate ore

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 12-14, 2008, Pages 994-999

  Barros, Luiz A F ^a   Ferreira, Eliomar E ^b   Peres, Antonio E C ^c  

^a CVRD ^*  (Brazil)

^b CVRD   (Brazil)

^c EEUFMG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flotation collectors; Flotation depressants; Flotation reagents

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY MINERALS; FLOTATION; GARNETS; MICA; MINERALOGY; ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; SULFATE MINERALS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CORN STARCH; FLOATABILITY; FLOTATION COLLECTORS; FLOTATION DEPRESSANTS; FLOTATION REAGENTS; GANGUE MINERALS; MICROFLOTATION; MINERAL SPECIES; PH LEVELS; SODIUM OLEATE; ZETA POTENTIALS;

MINERALS;

EID: 52949100205     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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