A review of factors that affect contact angle and implications for flotation practice

2009/07/13 by T.T. Chau, W.J. Bruckard, Warren J. Bruckard +3 · 591 citations
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Energy · Environmental Science · Mathematics · #Chemical physics #Chemistry #Composite material #Computer science #Contact angle #Geology #Geometry #Iron oxide chemistry and applications #Materials science #Mathematics #Mineralogy #Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques #Nanotechnology #Particle (ecology) #Surface (topology) #Surface finish #Surface roughness #Texture (cosmology) #Wetting #Wetting transition #nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cis.2009.07.003

published in Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 150(2), 106-115 (Elsevier BV)

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