Fluidized bed desliming in fine particle flotation - Part I

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 283-298

  Dickinson, J E ^a   Galvin, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Desliming; Drift flux; Flotation; Fluidization; Inclined channels

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; FLOODS; FLOTATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHILICITY; LIQUIDS; SILICA; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

DESLIMING; DRIFT FLUX; HIGH GAS FLUXES; HYDROPHILIC PARTICLES; HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES; INCLINED CHANNELS; SILICA REJECTION; VERTICAL SECTION;

SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

EID: 84894630938     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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