Conclusions
Flotation kinetics equations and transfer functions have been obtained for a two-phase flotation model. It has been demonstrated that specific flotation rate depends on concentration of minerals being floated in the froth layer.
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Sverdlovsk. Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki poleznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 4, pp. 107–111, July–August, 1984.
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D'yakov, A.G. Flotation kinetics equations and transfer functions for flotation machines taking account of the effect of the froth layer. Soviet Mining Science 20, 337–341 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02497057
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