The impact of achieving a higher aggregate density on polymer-bridging flocculation

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 124, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-94

  Grabsch, A F ^a   Fawell, P D ^a   Adkins, S J ^b   Beveridge, A ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BASF Performance Products Plc   (United Kingdom)

^c BASF Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acrylamide acrylate; Flocculant; Fractal; Kinetics; Settling

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FLOCCULANT; FLOCCULATION KINETICS; FOCUSED BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT; FULL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; SETTLING;

ENZYME KINETICS; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTALS; KINETICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84884500925     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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