A review of the entrainment mechanism and its modelling in industrial flotation processes

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 487-496

  Johnson, N W ^a  

^a Mineralurgy Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A STABLES; FLOTATION MACHINES; FLOTATION PROCESSES; GANGUE MINERALS; KEY PARAMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; PROCESS VARIABLES; SIZE DEPENDENCIES; SIZE DEPENDENTS;

FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALOGY; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

MINERALS;

EID: 58049135690     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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