Picobubble column flotation of fine coal

International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Tao, Daniel ^a   Yu, Samuel ^a   Zhou, Xiaohua ^a   Honaker, R Q ^a   Parekh, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Coal; Flotation; Picobubble; Separation efficiency

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOTATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPARATION; SIZE SEPARATION;

BUBBLE COLLISIONS; BUBBLE SIZE; COLUMN FLOTATIONS; COMBUSTIBLE RECOVERIES; EFFICIENT; FINE COALS; FLOTATION EFFICIENCIES; FLOTATION RECOVERIES; FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATIONS; PICOBUBBLE; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SIZE RANGES;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 54849415029     PISSN: 19392699     EISSN: 19392702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07349340701640901     Document Type: Article

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