Effect of rhamnolipid biosurfactants on performance of coal and mineral flotation

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1238-1243

  Khoshdast, Hamid ^a   Sam, Abbas ^a   Vali, Hojatollah ^b   Noghabi, Kambiz Akbari ^c  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Froth flotation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Rhamnolipid biosurfactant

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENTS; COAL FLOTATION; FLOTATION PERFORMANCE; FLOTATION REAGENTS; FLOTATION RESPONSE; FROTHERS; IRON MINERALS; IRON RECOVERY; MINERAL FLOTATION; MINERAL PROCESSING; MIXED SYSTEMS; PHOSPHATE FLOTATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVERSE FLOTATION; RHAMNOLIPID BIOSURFACTANTS; RHAMNOLIPIDS; SULFUR CONTENTS;

BACTERIA; BIOMOLECULES; COAL; DESULFURIZATION; IRON; METAL RECOVERY; ORE TREATMENT; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

BACTERIUM; COAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IRON; LIPID; MINERAL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROCESSING; SEPARATION; SURFACTANT;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 80055026065     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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