The flotation separation of water-soluble salt minerals has to be conducted under the
condition of saturation in brines which represents a challenging but exciting topic of colloid …

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques are largely employed in several fields. As
an example, NMR spectroscopy is used to provide structural and conformational information …

Wettability directly reflects the interaction between minerals, reagents, and water, and is a
key factor determining the flotation separation of minerals. Wettability differences of the …

The aim of this paper was to show how the shape of sand particles affects the results of
particle size distribution obtained by the laser diffraction method. On the basis of the results …

Earthworms are important aggregate-forming managers in the soil owing to the vast
production of casts. This study attempts to determine changes in the pore size distribution …

The soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is a crucial input parameter for describing the
distribution of soil moisture and water movement in various environmental and geotechnical …

Core Ideas Large standard deviations in contact angle measurements are frequently
encountered. Image exposure and baseline position considerably affect contact angle …

Soil water repellency (ie hydrophobicity, SWR) is a common soil phenomenon inhibiting
water infiltration and water movement in the soil. SWR has significant hydrological …

Land use, soil organic carbon content and bulk density are important factors influencing the
occurrence of soil water repellency (SWR) and water flow through the soil profile. This study …

Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) is a simple and fast way to obtain the pore distribution of
soil and can be used to estimate the soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC). In previous …