Modeling of grinding and classification circuits as applied to the design of flotation processes

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-111

  Méndez, David A ^a   Gálvez, Edelmira D ^b,c   Cisternas, Luis A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c Centro de Investigacion Cientifico y Tecnologico de la Mineria Chile   (Chile)

Author keywords

Classification; Flotation; Grinding; Process design; Process evaluation

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FLOTATION; GALLIUM; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLASSIFICATION; FLOATABILITY; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; FLOTATION PROCESSES; GRINDING; GRINDING CIRCUITS; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; LINEAR MODELS; MATERIAL BALANCES; MILP MODELS; MINERAL PROCESSING; MINERAL PROCESSING PLANTS; POPULATION BALANCES; PROCESS EVALUATION; SYNTHESIS OF;

GRINDING (MACHINING);

EID: 56949101672     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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