Modelling gold particle adhesion to oil-carbon agglomerates

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 74, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 327-336

  Wu, X Q ^a   Gochin, R J ^b   Monhemius, A J ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Agglomerates; Collision; Gold ores; Surface energy

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AGGLOMERATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PROBABILITY; RATE CONSTANTS;

ADHESION KINETICS; OIL FILMS; OIL-CARBON AGGLOMERATES;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 6344226261     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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