Reverse Flotation Separation of Fluorite from Calcite: A Novel Reagent Scheme
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Flotation Tests
2.3. Zeta Potential Measurements
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Flotation Experiment Results
3.2. Zeta Potential Measurement Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, J.; Zhou, Z.; Gao, Y.; Sun, W.; Hu, Y.; Gao, Z. Reverse Flotation Separation of Fluorite from Calcite: A Novel Reagent Scheme. Minerals 2018, 8, 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080313
Wang J, Zhou Z, Gao Y, Sun W, Hu Y, Gao Z. Reverse Flotation Separation of Fluorite from Calcite: A Novel Reagent Scheme. Minerals. 2018; 8(8):313. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080313
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Jianjun, Zihan Zhou, Yuesheng Gao, Wei Sun, Yuehua Hu, and Zhiyong Gao. 2018. "Reverse Flotation Separation of Fluorite from Calcite: A Novel Reagent Scheme" Minerals 8, no. 8: 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080313