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A study was undertaken to determine the effects of five industrial frothers on the relationship between entrainment recovery and water recovery. The experiments were conducted using a Batequip rectangular 60-L steel flotation cell that was run in parallel with the first cell in a copper/silver prefloat rougher circuit. The concentration of the frothers ranged from 2.5 to 8.4 g/t. The experiments were repeated at three different froth depths. A power function was found to fit this relationship with no discontinuity in the relationship caused by the changes in frother type and concentration and froth depth.
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Rahal, K., Manlapig, E. & Franzidis, JP. Effect of frother type and concentration on the water recovery and entrainment recovery relationship. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 18, 138–141 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03402886
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