Modeling bubble-particle interactions in flotation using hydrophobic solid surfaces

An atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to measure surface forces between a glass sphere and a flat fused silica plate under a number of conditions. Hydrophobic surfaces exhibiting contact angles ranging from 0 to 109° were prepared by reacting silica with octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS). Contact a...

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Main Author: Flinn, Darrin Heinz
Other Authors: Mining and Minerals Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38077
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-154507/