A novel method for purification of low grade diatomite powders in centrifugal fields

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-26

  Sun, Zhiming ^a,b   Yang, Xiaoping ^a   Zhang, Guangxin ^a   Zheng, Shuilin ^a   Frost, Ray L ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centrifugal separation; Diatomite; Purification; Sodium hexametaphosphate

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL FIELDS; CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION; DIATOMITE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; IMPURITY CONTENT; PURIFICATION MECHANISMS; SCRUBBING TECHNIQUES; SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE;

CENTRIFUGATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PURIFICATION;

EID: 84885368795     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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