A review of entrainment: Mechanisms, contributing factors and modelling in flotation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-91

  Wang, L ^a   Peng, Y ^a   Runge, K ^a   Bradshaw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Degree of entrainment; Entrainment; Froth flotation; Gangue recovery; Modelling

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MODELS;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CURRENT MODELS; FEED CONDITIONS; FLOTATION FROTHS; GENERAL MODEL; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC; MASS TRANSFER PROCESS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 84907741283     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2014.09.003     Document Type: Review

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