Froth flotation in saline water

KONA Powder and Particle Journal

Volumn 29, Issue , 2011, Pages 4-15

  Castro, S ^a   Laskowski, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cu sulfides flotation; Froth flotation; Saline water; Salt flotation; Seawater flotation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ELECTROLYTES; FROTH FLOTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORE TREATMENT; PYRITES; SALINE WATER; SEAWATER; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SOLUTION MINING; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CONCENTRATED ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; CU SULFIDES FLOTATIONS; DEPRESSING EFFECTS; FLOTATION TECHNOLOGY; INORGANIC ELECTROLYTE; SALT FLOTATIONS; SEAWATER FLOTATIONS; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION;

FLOTATION AGENTS;

EID: 84856351275     PISSN: 02884534     EISSN: 21875537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14356/kona.2011005     Document Type: Review

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