Use of frother with sampling-for-imaging bubble sizing technique

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 513-515

  Zhang, W ^a   Kolahdoozan, M ^a   Nesset, J E ^a   Finch, J A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flotation bubbles; Flotation frothers; Flotation machines

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

BUBBLE SIZES; CRITICAL COALESCENCE CONCENTRATIONS; FIELD WORKS; FLOTATION BUBBLES; FLOTATION CELLS; FLOTATION FROTHERS; FLOTATION MACHINES; FROTHER; VIEWING CHAMBERS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 61449175688     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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