An investigation into the effect of water quality on flotation performance

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2010, Pages 237-241

  Muzenda, Edison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Flotation; Mass pull; Process water; Thickener overflows; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BATCH FLOTATION; CONCENTRATE GRADE; CONCENTRATE RECOVERY; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; EFFECT OF WATER; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLOTATION CIRCUITS; FLOTATION EFFICIENCY; FLOTATION PERFORMANCE; MASS PULL; PROCESS WATER; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; TEST RUNS; THICKENER OVERFLOWS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WATER SOURCE; WATER TYPES;

FLOTATION; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 78651525691     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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