Advances on Fine Particles and Bubbles Flotation
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 15920
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microbubble flotation; particle-bubble interaction; interface; fine particle
Interests: nanobubble; particle-bubble interaction; coal flotation; Interface
Interests: nanobubble and minerals processing
Interests: nanobubble; particle-bubble interaction; coal flotation; Interface
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Dear Colleagues,
The froth flotation process separates solid particles based on the differences in physical and surface chemistry properties. It is most efficient and cost effective for particles within a narrow size range, nominally from 10 to 100 µm for the minerals. The flotation of fine particles (-10 µm) has become particularly important in recent years as advances have been made in grinding, which allow low grade mineral deposits to be economically exploited. The poor recovery of fines by flotation can be attributed to the low probability of bubble-particle collision, which decreases with the decrease of particle size, and high probability of detachment, respectively. Particle collection by air bubbles is regarded as the heart of froth flotation operation. Then, nanobubbles, which refer to tiny bubbles mostly finer than a few hundred nanometers, can extend the lower particle size limits for effective flotation of coal, phosphate, iron ore, some typical oxidized minerals, etc. Its introduction is one effective way to solve the problem of fine particle flotation.
The Special Issue of “Advances on Fine Particles and Bubbles Flotation” welcomes studies including: fine particle flotation, microbubble flotation, nanobubble flotation, particle-bubble interaction, collision and adhesion between particle and bubble, particle–bubble interface science, the aggregation of fine particle and bubble, and the dynamic study of fine particle and bubble flotation systems. We welcome contributions from all practitioners of this scientific topic.
Prof. Dr. Liuyi Ren
Dr. Wencheng Xia
Dr. Wei Xiao
Dr. Siyuan Yang
Guest Editors
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