Effect of frothers on bubble coalescence and foaming in electrolyte solutions and seawater

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 124, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-14

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble coalescence; Critical coalescence concentration; Foaming; Frothers; Seawater flotation

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COALESCENCE; CRITICAL COALESCENCE CONCENTRATION; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; FROTHERS; INORGANIC ELECTROLYTE; SEAWATER FLOTATIONS; SURFACE TENSION MEASUREMENTS;

FROTH FLOTATION; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; POLYPROPYLENES; RUNWAY FOAMING; SEAWATER EFFECTS; SURFACE TENSION;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84882310459     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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