Effect of humidity on dynamic foam stability

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 14-19

  Li, Xueliang ^a   Shaw, Ryan ^a   Stevenson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Flotation; Foam stability; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS FOAMS; AUSTRALIA; FLOTATION FROTHS; FOAM STABILITY; LIQUID EVAPORATION; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MINING SITES; ON DYNAMICS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; EVAPORATION; FLOTATION; MICELLES; MOISTURE; VAPORS;

STABILITY;

EID: 75149171276     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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