A cryo-SEM study of aggregate and floc structure changes during clay settling and raking processes

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-72

  Du, Jianhua ^a   Pushkarova, Rada A ^a   Smart, Roger St C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryo SEM; Flocculation; Image analysis; Kaolinite; Raking

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC FLOCCULANT; BED DENSITY; CHAIN STRUCTURE; CLAY PARTICLES; COMPRESSION ZONES; CRYO-SEM; EXTENSIVE RESTRUCTURING; FLOC STRUCTURE; HINDERED SETTLING; LATERAL CHAINS; LOW ENERGIES; MINERAL PROCESSING; NETWORK STRUCTURES; RAKING; SEM; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; STRUCTURAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; THREE ZONES; UNDERFLOWS;

FLOCCULATION; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KAOLINITE; MACROS; MINING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 68149171765     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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