The effect of water chemistry on froth stability and surface chemistry of the flotation of a Cu-Zn sulfide ore

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-37

  Biçak, Özlem ^a   Ekmekçi, Zafir ^a   Can, Metin ^a   Öztürk, Yasemin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Froth stability; Sulfide ores; True flotation; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION EFFECT; BATCH FLOTATION; COMPLEX SULFIDE; DIRECT IMPACT; DISSOLVED METAL IONS; EFFECT OF WATER; FLOTATION PERFORMANCE; FLOTATION RATES; FLOTATION TESTS; FROTH STABILITY; HIGH CONCENTRATION; ION CONCENTRATIONS; MINERAL PROCESSING; RECYCLED WATER; SULFIDE IONS; SULFIDE ORES; TRUE FLOTATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER SHORTAGES;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; ORE TREATMENT; STABILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 84655166909     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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