Effect of nanoparticles on froth stability and bubble size distribution in flotation

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 6-14

  Cilek, Emin Cafer ^a   Karaca, Sevgi ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Flotation froths; Nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BARITE; BUBBLE COLUMNS; DEINKING; FLOTATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

BUBBLE COALESCENCE; BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; FLOTATION EFFICIENCY; FLOTATION FROTHS; FLOTATION PERFORMANCE; MINERAL FLOTATION;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 84925430668     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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