Literature shows that flotation is highly size dependent and processing both coarse and fine
size fractions is problematic. The latter is the subject of the current paper. Fine particles have …

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional hydrocarbon resources involves the sequential
injection of a high-pressure, particle-laden fluid with varying pH's to make commercial …

Mineral tailings dams pose high pollution risks to the environment and catastrophic failures.
Dry stacking has been identified as a promising alternative to mitigate these risks and offers …

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 …

It is widely acknowledged that clay minerals have detrimental effects on the process of
flotation, but the mechanisms involved are still not fully understood. In this work, the effects of …

Shale swelling during drilling operations causes many problems mainly related to wellbore
instability. The oil-based muds (OBMs) are very effective in controlling the swelling potential …

Many reagents are used as frother in flotation process, however, a general reference for
their identification and characterization is not available. The present work categorizes the …

Recently, the flotation of major rare earth elements (REE) minerals including bastnasite,
monazite, and xenotime has been attracting high level of attention. However, there are …

In-situ leaching process of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ore (WCE-DREO)
often faces problems such as poor permeability and occurrence of landslides. The main …

As a versatile separation technology, froth flotation has gained extensive applications in
both primary resource recovery and secondary resource recycling. It exploits differences in …