Apatite flotation using pataua palm tree oil as collector

Most apatite concentrates, essential for the fertilizer industry, are produced using froth flotation, where collectors play a pivotal role. Although vegetable oil-derived surfactants have been used for decades in flotation processes, raw materials which do not compete with human or animal nutrition...

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Main Authors: Priscila de Oliveira, Herman Mansur, Alexandra Mansur, Gilberto da Silva, Antonio Eduardo Clark Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785419302844