Measurement of particle loading on bubbles in the flotation process

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-136

  Moys, M H ^a   Yianatos, J ^b   Larenas, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bubble load; Flotation; Forth recovery; Measurement

Indexed keywords

BRISBANE , AUSTRALIA; BUBBLE LOAD; COPPER FLOTATION; DIRECT MEASUREMENT METHOD; FLOTATION PROCESS; FORTH RECOVERY; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; MEASUREMENT OF PARTICLES; NEW DESIGN; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 72749085261     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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