Grinding, Flotation and Drying Performance of the Clay- Containing Ores
The thesis explores how clay minerals hinder mineral processing operations like grinding, drying, and flotation, with bentonite having a more severe impact than kaolin. It was found that addition of Ca2+ ions to bentonite-containing slurries mitigates these negative effects, particularly in grinding...
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| author | Kashif, Nadia |
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| description | The thesis explores how clay minerals hinder mineral processing operations like grinding, drying, and flotation, with bentonite having a more severe impact than kaolin. It was found that addition of Ca2+ ions to bentonite-containing slurries mitigates these negative effects, particularly in grinding and flotation. Conversely, Ca2+ ions impaired the performance of kaolin-containing ores. The study underscores the importance of optimizing Ca2+ ion concentration in plant water for effective mineral processing of clay-containing ores. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-962402024-10-31T02:55:19Z Grinding, Flotation and Drying Performance of the Clay- Containing Ores Kashif, Nadia The thesis explores how clay minerals hinder mineral processing operations like grinding, drying, and flotation, with bentonite having a more severe impact than kaolin. It was found that addition of Ca2+ ions to bentonite-containing slurries mitigates these negative effects, particularly in grinding and flotation. Conversely, Ca2+ ions impaired the performance of kaolin-containing ores. The study underscores the importance of optimizing Ca2+ ion concentration in plant water for effective mineral processing of clay-containing ores. 2024 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96240 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Kashif, Nadia Grinding, Flotation and Drying Performance of the Clay- Containing Ores |
| title | Grinding, Flotation and Drying Performance of the Clay-
Containing Ores |
| title_full | Grinding, Flotation and Drying Performance of the Clay-
Containing Ores |
| title_fullStr | Grinding, Flotation and Drying Performance of the Clay-
Containing Ores |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grinding, Flotation and Drying Performance of the Clay-
Containing Ores |
| title_short | Grinding, Flotation and Drying Performance of the Clay-
Containing Ores |
| title_sort | grinding, flotation and drying performance of the clay-
containing ores |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96240 |