Some solutions to the problems in fine particle flotation

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 535-540

  Peng, Y ^a   Cotnoir, D ^a   Ourriban, M ^a   Richard, D ^a   Liu, Q ^b  

^a COREM ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; OXIDATION; SULFIDE MINERALS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMMERCIALISATION; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; ELECTRO- FLOTATIONS; FINE PARTICLES; FLOTATION SEPARATIONS; FLOTATION TECHNOLOGIES; GANGUE MINERALS; HIGH INTENSITIES; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES; OXIDATION PRODUCTS; PARTICLE COLLISIONS; PARTICLE FLOTATIONS; POLYMERIC DEPRESSANTS; SELECTIVE FLOCCULATIONS; SINGLE MINERALS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 58049163461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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