A review of induction and attachment times of wetting thin films between air bubbles and particles and its relevance in the separation of particles by flotation

Bubble-particle attachment in water is critical to the separation of particles by flotation which is widely used in the recovery of valuable minerals, the deinking of wastepaper, the water treatment and the oil recovery from tar sands. It involves the thinning and rupture of wetting thin films, and...

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Main Authors: Albijanic, Boris, Ozdemir, O., Nguyen, A., Bradshaw, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47823