On the role of cavitation in particle collection in flotation - A critical review. II

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 419-433

  Zhou, Z A ^a   Xu, Zhenghe ^b   Finch, J A ^c   Masliyah, J H ^b   Chow, R S ^a  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Coal; Flotation; Hydrodynamic cavitation; Oil sands

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; CONTACT ANGLE; DISSOLUTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FROTH FLOTATION; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; METAL RECOVERY; OIL SANDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER RESOURCES; WATER VAPOR;

AQUEOUS SLURRIES; BUBBLES; CAVITY FORMATIONS; COARSE PARTICLES; CRITICAL REVIEWS; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; DISSOLVED GAS; DUAL ROLES; FINE COALS; FINE PARTICLES; FLOTATION KINETICS; FLOTATION MACHINES; FREE GAS; FROTHERS; HIGH INTENSITIES; HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATION; INTERFACIAL LAYERS; MINERAL SURFACES; NANO SIZES; NATURAL WATERS; OIL AGGLOMERATIONS; OXIDATION LAYERS; PARTICLE COLLECTIONS; PARTICLE SURFACES; PARTICLE-BUBBLE ATTACHMENTS; RECOVERY EFFICIENCIES; ROLE OF WATERS; SLIME COATINGS; UNIQUE FEATURES; VAPOR CAVITIES;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 61449177705     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.12.010     Document Type: Review

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