Advances in fine and coarse particle flotation

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 328-330

  Jameson, Graeme J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coarse particle flotation; Fine particle flotation; Ultrafine flotation

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; RECOVERY; SHOCK WAVES;

COARSE PARTICLE FLOTATIONS; CONVENTIONAL FLOTATION; CURRENT PRACTICES; FINE PARTICLES; GAS - LIQUID MIXTURES; QUIESCENT ENVIRONMENTS; SUPERSONIC VELOCITIES; ULTRAFINE FLOTATIONS;

FLOTATION;

EID: 78650375904     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/cmq.2010.49.4.325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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