Selective separation of very fine particles at a planar air-water interface

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 35-42

  Tran, Diana N H ^a   Whitby, Catherine P ^a   Fornasiero, Daniel ^a   Ralston, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air water interface; Fine particles; Selective separation

Indexed keywords

AIR WATER INTERFACES; BUBBLE COLLISION; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; DIRECT CONTACT; FINE PARTICLE SEPARATION; FINE PARTICLES; LOW MASS; QUARTZ PARTICLES; SCALE-UP; SELECTIVE SEPARATION; UNIT OPERATION;

AIR; FROTH FLOTATION; GRAPHITE; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SEPARATION;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 75149135111     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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