The importance of rheology in mineral flotation: A review

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 36-38, Issue , 2012, Pages 272-278

  Farrokhpay, Saeed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation; Froth; Mineral slurry; Rheology; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

DIRECT APPROACH; FLOTATION PERFORMANCE; FROTH; INTER-PARTICLE INTERACTION; MINERAL FLOTATION; PROCESSING CIRCUITS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; RHEOLOGICAL STUDIES; SEPARATION PROCESS;

ELASTICITY; FLOTATION; FROTH FLOTATION; MINERALS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; SLURRIES; VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84867743059     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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