Particle roughness affects flotation recovery in terms of wettability, kinetics, bubble-particle
interactions, and even inter-particle aggregation. The influence of the surface roughness of …

Particle shape is an important factor that affects the floatability of mineral particle. However, it
is difficult to investigate the dependence of particle shape on mineral flotation because the …

The effect of surface roughness and shape factor on behavior of particles in flotation has
been investigated. Surface roughness of various degrees was applied on spherical glass …

Surface roughness has an important influence on the wettability of particles. This paper is an
innovative exploration to control the surface wettability of apatite and dolomite from the …

An effective flotation collector determines the flotation performance and efficiency of fine coal
particles. Generally, hydrocarbon oils, such as diesel and kerosene are widely applied in the …

In general, the poor flotation behavior of ultrafine (< 10 µm) particles is mainly associated
with a low particle/bubble collision efficiency within the flotation process due to an …

In this study, the effect of ultrasound (US) on the quartz-amine flotation system was
investigated in detail by considering various surface chemistry techniques. The effect of …

The wettability of coal is an important parameter for representing the surface hydrophobicity
and floatability of coal particle, and hence determines coal flotation behavior. The wettability …

This study explored the influence of wet and dry grinding conditions on breakage rate,
shape factor and surface roughness of ground particles, induction time (the threshold for …

Bubble-particle attachment is a key factor in various material processing such as wastewater
treatment and flotation separation. Nanobubble's formation and its stability on hydrophobic …