Picobubble enhanced flotation of coarse phosphate particles

IMPC 2006 - Proceedings of 23rd International Mineral Processing Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 524-530

  Tao, D ^a   Fan, M ^a   Honaker, R ^a   Parekh, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR DOSAGES; CONVENTIONAL FLOTATION; FLOTATION COLUMNS; FLOTATION RECOVERY; HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES; PERCENTAGE POINTS; SELECTIVE ADSORPTION; SURFACE ACTIVITIES;

HYDROPHOBICITY; RECOVERY;

FLOTATION;

EID: 84886908287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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