Performance evaluation for selectivity of the flocculant on hematite in selective flocculation

International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1123-1129

  Panda, Lopamudra ^a   Banerjee, Pradip K ^a   Biswal, Surendra Kumar ^b   Venugopal, R ^c   Mandre, N R ^c  

^a TATA STEEL LTD   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^c INDIAN SCHOOL OF MINES   (India)

Author keywords

hematite; iron ores; kaolinite; modeling; selective flocculation; tailings

Indexed keywords

IRON ORE FINES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; SELECTIVE FLOCCULATION; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; SOLID CONCENTRATIONS; SYNTHETIC MIXTURES;

HEMATITE; IRON ORES; KAOLINITE; MODELS; SEPARATION; TAILINGS;

FLOCCULATION;

EID: 84893060096     PISSN: 16744799     EISSN: 1869103X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12613-013-0844-y     Document Type: Article

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