An investigation into the effect of water quality on froth stability

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 493-497

  Farrokhpay, Saeed ^a,b   Zanin, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation; Froth stability; Rheology; Water quality; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

BRIDGING EFFECTS; EFFECT OF WATER; FRESH WATER; FROTH STABILITY; FROTHERS; METALLURGICAL PERFORMANCE; MINERAL GRADES; MINERAL PARTICLES; MULTIVALENT METALS; POLYVALENT METALS; PROCESS WATER; PULP VISCOSITY; RECYCLED WATER; SLURRY VISCOSITY; SUSPENDED PARTICLES;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FLOTATION; METAL IONS; RHEOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; ZETA POTENTIAL;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 84864770554     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2012.04.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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