Investigation of froth flotation for beneficiation of printed circuit board comminution fines

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 378-385

  Ogunniyi, I O ^a   Vermaak, M K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Froth flotation; Printed circuit boards; Recycling

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIATION; COMMINUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); HYDROPHOBICITY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PALLADIUM; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RECYCLING; STABILIZATION;

AERATION RATES; AIR FLOW RATES; ENRICHMENT RATIOS; FINE PARTICLES; FIRST-ORDER KINETICS; FROTH STABILITIES; FROTHER; IMPELLER SPEED; KINETIC REGIMES; METALLIC ELEMENTS; MINERAL FLOTATIONS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; REVERSE FLOTATIONS;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

EID: 60249102804     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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