Kinetic comparison of biological and conventional flotation of coal

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 344-347

  Amini, E ^a   Oliazadeh, M ^b   Kolahdoozan, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b HATCH LTD   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bioflotation; Flotation; Kinetics; Selectivity; Separation; Tabas coal

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CASE HARDENING; COAL; CYANIDES; FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; PYRITES; SODIUM;

BIOFLOTATION; KINETICS; SELECTIVITY; SEPARATION; TABAS COAL;

COAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 60249084894     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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