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Review of electrical separation methods

Part 1: Fundamental aspects

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The fundamentals of electrical separation, the electrical properties of minerals, the principal methods used for charging minerals and their mechanisms, the effective factors controlling the acquisition of charges by minerals, the general configuration of commercial electric separators and the forces operating during electrical separation of minerals are reviewed and presented.

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    H. R. Manouchehri (PhD student), K. Hanumantha Rao (associate professor) & K. S. E. Forssberg (professor)

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Manouchehri, H.R., Hanumantha Rao, K. & Forssberg, K.S.E. Review of electrical separation methods. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 17, 23–36 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03402825

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