Foaming properties of flotation frothers at high electrolyte concentrations

Water in Mineral Processing - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 51-60

  Castro, S ^a   Toledo, P ^a   Laskowski, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COALESCENCE; BUBBLE SIZE MEASUREMENT; CONCENTRATION RANGES; DISTILLED WATER; EFFECT OF IONIC STRENGTH; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; FLOTATION FROTHERS; FOAMABILITY; FOAMING PROPERTIES; FROTHERS; NACL CONCENTRATION; NACL SOLUTION; SURFACE ACTIVITIES;

ELECTROLYTES; FROTH FLOTATION; IONIC STRENGTH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION;

SEAWATER;

EID: 84860712309     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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