Nano-microbubble flotation of fine and ultrafine chalcopyrite particles

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 559-566

  Ahmadi, Rahman ^a   Khodadadi, Darban Ahmad ^a   Abdollahy, Mahmoud ^a   Fan, Maoming ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Eriez Manufacturing   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble size distribution; Chalcopyrite; Fine particles; Froth flotation; Nano microbubble; Nanobubbles

Indexed keywords

FROTH FLOTATION; RECOVERY;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; CHALCOPYRITE; FINE PARTICLES; NANO-MICROBUBBLE; NANOBUBBLES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 84905582060     PISSN: 20952686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmst.2014.05.021     Document Type: Article

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