Rejection of arsenic minerals in sulfide flotation - A literature review

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Ma, X ^a   Bruckard, W J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Eh control; Flotation; Pre oxidation

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC REMOVAL; BASE METALS; EH CONTROL; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OXIDIZING AGENTS; PRE-OXIDATION; SELECTIVE FLOTATION; SIMPLE APPROACH; SULFIDE FLOTATION;

ARSENIC; FLOTATION; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALS; OXIDATION; SULFIDE MINERALS;

FLOTATION AGENTS;

EID: 70149118330     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.07.003     Document Type: Review

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