Regulation of bubble size in flotation: A review

H Wang, W Yang, X Yan, L Wang, Y Wang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
During the flotation process, hydrophobic minerals are transferred to the foam by bubbles.
The size of bubbles has a significant influence on the capture probability of the bubbles and …

Microalgae harvesting using flocculation and dissolved air flotation: Selecting the right vessel for lab-scale experiments

NRH Rao, VP Beyer, RK Henderson… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flocculation combined with dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a promising technology for
harvesting microalgae; therefore, optimisation of flocculant–DAF operating conditions are …

Improving cellulose acetate mixed matrix membranes by incorporating hydrophilic MIL-101 (Cr)-NH2 nanoparticles for treating dye/salt solution

G Mahmodi, RR Bafti, NI Boroujeni, S Pradhan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mixed matrix membranes were developed by incorporating hydrophilic MIL-101 (Cr)–NH 2
nanoparticles into a cellulose acetate (CA) matrix, resulting in enhanced hydrophilicity. By …

Influence of MIBC on the surface-air nucleation and bubble-particle loading in graphite froth flotation

M Xu, A Vanderbruggen, N Kupka, H Zhang… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates one aspect of surface air nucleation in froth flotation, namely the
impact of frother-type surfactants like Methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC). During this study, tap …

Influence of step-down pressure on wettability-controlled heterogeneous bubble nucleation of sparingly soluble gases in water

S Pradhan, P Bikkina - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The liberation of dissolved gas from a liquid typically occurs either by diffusion through the
gas–liquid interface and/or by bubble nucleation at the solid–liquid interface. The goal of this …

Influences of oil collector on surface air nucleation in fine graphite flotation

M Xu, H Zhang, M Rudolph - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of an oil collector, namely diesel oil, on surface air
nucleation and the influence of nucleation microbubbles on collector adsorption in froth …

Harnessing bubble behaviors for developing new analytical strategies

S An, R Ranaweera, L Luo - Analyst, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Gas bubbles are easily accessible and offer many unique characteristic properties of a
gas/liquid two-phase system for developing new analytical methods. In this minireview, we …

Fundamental study on the growth process of interfacial microbubbles in an air-supersaturated solution

K Li, ST Matkarimov, W Xiao, C Liu, S Yang - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Interfacial microbubbles widely exist and play important roles in nature and industries, while
their growth process remained unknown in many aspects. In this study, the interfacial …

An analytical method to estimate supersaturation in gas–liquid systems as a function of pressure-reduction step and waiting time

S Pradhan, PK Bikkina - Eng, 2022 - mdpi.com
When the concentration of a gas exceeds the equilibrium concentration in a liquid, the gas–
liquid system is referred as a supersaturated system. The supersaturation can be achieved …

Evaporation of a sessile water droplet during depressurization

L Liu, X Liang, X Wang, S Kong, K Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reports an experimental and theoretical study of sessile water droplet
evaporation during depressurization. During the experiments, three kinds of surfaces were …