The influence of particle shape properties and associated surface chemistry on the flotation kinetics of chalcopyrite

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 807-816

  Vizcarra, T G ^a   Harmer, S L ^b   Wightman, E M ^a   Johnson, N W ^c   Manlapig, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Mineralurgy Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation; Shape; Sulfides; Surface chemistry

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; FLOTATION KINETICS; MICROFLOTATION; MINERAL LIBERATION; PARTICLE SHAPE; POTASSIUM AMYL XANTHATES; SHAPE; SHAPE FEATURES; SHAPE PROPERTY; SULFIDES; SYSTEM-BASED; TIME-OF-FLIGHT SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROSCOPY;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FLOTATION;

EID: 79957937926     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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