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Flotation and Flocculation - From Fundamentals to Applications

Flotation and Flocculation deals of the International Workshop industrial flotation/flocculation with cutting-edge research in on Flotation and Flocculation cells. the science and engineering of held in Hawaii, July 2002. The two of the world’s key participants included some of This book is highly focused, separation processes. the most pre-eminent experts with transcripts of discussion Flotation and flocculation in this field throughout sessions aimed at identifying underpin the key material industry and academia. The exactly how practical and supply chains for technologies organisers were Professor John workable models can be that are central to minerals, Ralston, (Chair), University of developed to reduce the fuel cells, ceramics, South Australia, Professor Jan present uncertainty inherent in telecommunications, waste Miller, University of Utah and these vital separation removal/recycling processes Professor Jorge Rubio, processes. and many other industries. Universidade Federal do Rio This book captures and Grande do Sul. Major topics include: summerises the key outcomes Over the last decade there ♦ Bridging flocculation in have been major scientific wastewater and fine particle advances in understanding the treatment processes ISBN: 0-9581414-0-1 and physics of bubble and particle surfaces, ♦ Bubble-particle modelling bubble-particle encounters/models in flotation Within Australia encounter processes in various hydrodynamic regimes, and $210.00 per book (inc Flotation cells and their predicting the interaction ♦ delivery) GST inclusive behaviour of polymers with operation particle surfaces. These Diagnostic process Outside Australia advances have taken place ♦ alongside major engineering chemistry in flotation and A$230.00 per book inc investigations of the flocculation International Air Freight performance and design of

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This book will be ready for distribution in August 2003 Professor John Gregory Dr Dave Deglon Mr Sandy Lambert University College, London University of Cape Town, South Anglo Platinum, South Africa Comparison of Floc Properties Africa Flotation Cell Choice in Mineral using Inorganic Coagulants and A Novel Attachment-Detachment Flotation Kinetic Model Dr Marco Vera Professor Brian Vincent Dr Stephen Grano JKMRC, University of University of Bristol IWRI, University of South Queensland, Australia Flocculation of Microgel Particles Australia, Australia The Upgrading Process Across Effect of Particle Hydrophobicity the Froth Phase and its Rela- on Particle and Water Transport tionship to the Recovery- Dr Ray Farinato Across a Flotation Froth Enrichment Ratio Curve Cytec Industries, Stamford, USA Flocculation and Dewatering Professor Roe-Hoan Yoon Professor Roger Smart Virginia Tech, USA IWRI, University of South A/Prof Simon Biggs Hydrophobic Interactions: Australia University of Newcastle, Australia Surface Forces in the Quartz- Diagnostic Surface Analysis in The Influence of Polymers on Amine Flotation System Sulfide Flotation Particle Stability

Professor Hans-Jurgen Butt Professor Bill Johnson Professor Sandor Barany University of Queensland, University of Miskolc, Hungary University of Mainz, Germany Force Measurement with the Australia Kinetics of Flocculation by Poly- Practical Aspects of the Effect of mers Colloidal Probe Technique: Boundary Slip of Water on Electrochemical Conditions in Hydrophilic Surfaces and Grinding Mills on the Flotation Professor Jorge Rubio Electrokinetic Effects Process Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Dr Russell Schumann Dr Jan Cilliers Unconventional Flocculation and Levay & Co., University of UMIST, UK Flotation Techniques South Australia, Australia The Failure of Thin Films be- Process Water Chemistry tween Bubbles – from Microma- Professor Hassan El Shall Influences in Base Metal Sul- nipulation to Foam Stability ERC, University of Florida, USA phide Flotation /Flocculation Issues in Professor Graeme Jameson Processing of Multiphase Sys- Professor Jan Miller University of Newcastle, tems: A Selective Flocculation University of Utah, USA Australia Study The Flotation Chemistry of Non- The Froth Phase in Column sulfide Minerals Professor Kari Heiskanen Flotation Helsinki University of Technology, Professor Willis Forsling Finland Dr Barun Gorain Lulea University, Sweden Mineral Particle-Bubble Interac- TeckCominco, Canada Surface Speciation Effects in tions An Integrated Approach to Flotation Pulps Optimisation of Large Flotation Dr Anh Nguyen Cell Operation Professor Janusz Laskowski University of Newcastle, Australia University of British Columbia, Movement of Particles Near Professor Nikolai Rulyov Canada Bubbles using High Speed Video National Academy of Sciences, Flocculation in Mineral Process- Microscopy Ukraine ing Circuits Turbulent Microflotation of Fine A/Prof Daniel Fornasiero Disperse Minerals (the General Dr D R Nagaraj IWRI, University of South Concept) Cytec Industries, Stamford, Australia, Australia USA The Attachment Efficiency of Professor Laurindo Leal Reagent Optimization in Base Particles to Gas Bubbles in Flota- University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Metal Sulfide Flotation – Pitfalls tion Importance of Hydrodynamics in of “Standard” Practice Coarse Particle Flotation Professor Hans Joachim Professor Imre Dekany Schulze Professor Juan Yianatos University of Szeged, Hungary Max Planck Research Group for Technical University of Santa The Hydrophobisation of & Interfaces, Germany Maria, Chile Minerals by Surfactants and Stability and Rupture of Thin Current Status of Column Polymers Aqueous Films and Flotation Flotation Professor Bob Pugh Professor John Ralston Institute of Surface Chemistry, Professor Heikki Kiuru IWRI, University of South Sweden Helsinki University of Australia, Australia The Hydrophobisation of Clay Technology, Finland From Turbulence and Collision to Minerals by Surfactants and Attachment and Detachment: A Polymers General Flotation Model