A review of bulk nanobubbles and their roles in flotation of fine particles

C Li, H Zhang - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The decreasing size of minerals that need to be separated with flotation technique has
posed a rigorous challenge to conventional flotation techniques. It's urgent for the …

Capillary processes in extraterrestrial contexts

D Cordier, G Liger‐Belair… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Earth is no longer the only known celestial body containing one or more liquid phases.
The Cassini spacecraft has discovered seas of hydrocarbons at the surface of Titan, while a …

A self-assembly mixed collector system and the mechanism for the flotation separation of spodumene from feldspar and quartz

R Xie, Y Zhu, J Liu, Y Li - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The mixture of dodecylamine (DDA) and α-bromododecanoic acid (α-BDDA) was used as a
collector to separate spodumene from feldspar and quartz. It was found that at the condition …

Preparation and evaluation of lignite flotation collector derived from waste hot-pot oil

G Cheng, M Zhang, Y Cao, Y Lu, Y Feng, S Zhao - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to poor hydrophobicity, large amounts of petroleum-based collectors are required for
upgrading lignite. In this paper, Waste Hot-pot Oil (WHPO) collectors from the catering …

Utilization of gellan gum as a novel eco-friendly depressant in the flotation separation of fluorite from barite

L Wang, W Lyu, L Huang, F Li, H Zhang - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The relatively similar physicochemical features and floatabilities of fluorite and barite in the
flotation process make the separation of these two minerals rather difficult. Exploration and …

A comparison of contact angle measurement techniques applied to highly porous catalyst supports

E Nowak, G Combes, EH Stitt, AW Pacek - Powder technology, 2013 - Elsevier
The wettability of porous powders is typically described by the solid/liquid contact angle and
finds importance in the fields of catalysis, pharmaceuticals and separation techniques. The …

Efficient separation of fine coal assisted by surface nanobubbles

C Li, M Xu, Y Xing, H Zhang, UA Peuker - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
The separation performance of fine particles by flotation is significantly sensitive to particle
size, which poses a limit to application of flotation in the separation of fine particles. In the …

The enhanced sulfidation mechanism of surface activation in hemimorphite through ammonium complexation: An experimental and density functional theory study

J Cao, D Wu, Q Zuo, S Wen - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the impact of ammonia (NH 3) solution on the flotation behavior of
hemimorphite sulfidation, employing a comprehensive analysis that encompasses micro …

Adsorption of salicyl hydroxamic acid and octyl hydroxamic acid mixture on the cassiterite minerals

W Zhou, W Cao, K Zheng, L Zhang, S Shi… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Salicylhydroxamic acid (SHA) and octyl hydroxamic acid (OHA) are two commonly used
hydroxamic acid-based collectors in fine cassiterite flotation. While some reports suggest …

Effects of particle size on flotation performance in the separation of copper, gold and lead

J Ran, X Qiu, Z Hu, Q Liu, B Song, Y Yao - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the effect of particle size on the flotation performance in the separation
of copper-gold-lead, froth products of various size fractions were collected as a function of …