Gas dispersion measurements in microbubble flotation systems

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-40

  Perez Garibay R ^a   Martinez Ramos E ^a   Rubio, J ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dissolved air flotation; Microbubble dispersion; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

AIR VELOCITIES; BUBBLE SURFACE; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; FLOW DENSITY; FROTHERS; GAS DISPERSION; GAS HOLD UP; MICRO-BUBBLE; MICROBUBBLE DISPERSION; NATURAL WATERS; SAUTER DIAMETERS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

FLOTATION;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 84856263652     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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