Recent experimental advances for understanding bubble-particle attachment in flotation

Y Xing, X Gui, L Pan, BE Pinchasik, Y Cao, J Liu… - Advances in colloid and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bubble-particle interaction is of great theoretical and practical importance in flotation.
Significant progress has been achieved over the past years and the process of bubble …

Slime coatings in froth flotation: A review

Y Yu, L Ma, M Cao, Q Liu - Minerals Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Slime coating is a significant phenomenon in froth flotation. The adverse effects of slime
coating, by which a value mineral is covered by slimes and prevented from direct contact …

Interaction forces between coal and kaolinite particles measured by atomic force microscopy

X Gui, Y Xing, G Rong, Y Cao, J Liu - Powder Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
A fundamental investigation was carried out on coal–coal, kaolinite–kaolinite, and coal–
kaolinite interactions using the atomic force microscopy colloidal probe technique at different …

Effect of kaolinite and montmorillonite on fine coal flotation

Y Xing, X Xu, X Gui, Y Cao, M Xu - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
The effect of kaolinite and montmorillonite on fine coal flotation in deionized water and
calcium solution were studied through flotation experiments on a mixed coal–kaolinite …

The effect of clay minerals on the process of flotation of copper ores-A critical review

RI Jeldres, L Uribe, LA Cisternas, L Gutierrez… - Applied Clay …, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of clay leads to low recoveries in the process of flotation of copper ores which
is also reflected in a decrease of the concentrates grades. Due to this, the scientific interest …

Promoting sulfidation of smithsonite by zinc sulfide species increase with addition of ammonium chloride and its effect on flotation performance

S Bai, C Li, X Fu, Z Ding, S Wen - Minerals Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The sulfidation-flotation method is commonly used for the treatment of zinc oxide minerals.
However, few studies have been conducted on the promoting sulfidation-flotation behavior …

Flotation enhancement of low-grade bauxite using oxalic acid as surface pretreatment agent

H Li, W Chai, Y Cao, S Yang - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Surface pretreatment on minerals prior to flotation was proved to increase the selectivity of
separation process. Organic acid pretreatment of low-grade diasporic-bauxite was …

Surface chemistry aspects of coal flotation in bore water

O Ozdemir, E Taran, MA Hampton… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Several theories have been proposed to explain enhancement of coal flotation in salt
solutions. In this paper, surface chemistry aspects of coal flotation in bore (hypersaline) …

Utilization of waste cooking oil for highly efficient recovery of unburned carbon from coal fly ash

Z Yang, G Chang, Y Xia, Q He, H Zeng, Y Xing… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The disposal of industrial solids (eg, coal fly ash (CFA)) and kitchen wastes (eg, waste
cooking oil (WCO)) has attracted much attention worldwide. However, it is challenging to …

Effect of calcium ion on coal flotation in the presence of kaolinite clay

Y Xing, X Gui, Y Cao - Energy & Fuels, 2016 - ACS Publications
The addition of electrolytes considerably increases the recovery of mineral matter in coal
flotation. In this paper, the effect of calcium ion on coal flotation in the presence of kaolinite …