Air-rate profile optimisation: From simulation to bank improvement

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 12-14, 2008, Pages 973-981

  Smith, C ^a   Neethling, S ^a   Cilliers, J J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Froth flotation; Process optimisation; Simulation; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FLOTATION; FORECASTING; GARNETS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PLATINUM; PLATINUM MINES; RATE CONSTANTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS;

CUMULATIVE RECOVERY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; FLOTATION CELLS; FLOTATION FROTHS; FLOTATION PERFORMANCE; OPTIMISATION; PROCESS OPTIMISATION; RATE PROFILES; SIMULATION; SULPHIDE ORES; THREE PHASES; WATER RATES;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 52949140548     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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