The limits of fine particle flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 420-437

  Miettinen, Tatu ^a   Ralston, John ^b   Fornasiero, Daniel ^b  

^a Outokumpu Research Oy   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fine particle flotation; Flotation

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLES; BUBBLE SIZE; CAPILLARY FORCE; COLLISION EFFICIENCY; FINE PARTICLE FLOTATION; FINE PARTICLES; FLOW CONDITION; GAS BUBBLE; INDUCTION TIME; MINERAL PARTICLES; PARTICLE AGGREGATION; SELECTIVE SEPARATION; SMALL PARTICLES;

FLOTATION;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 77649338612     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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