About the Book: Separation Technologies for Minerals, Coal and Earth Resources
Separation Technologies for Minerals, Coal and Earth Resources is an
authoritative digest of the latest developments in the mineral processing
industry. Dozens of authors share their insights on how practitioners can
develop earth resources more economically while simultaneously addressing vital
factors ranging from sustainability to environmental stewardship. The book
examines coal processing, surface forces and hydrophobicity, process
improvements and environmental controls, dewatering and drying, gravity
separations, industrial minerals flotation, base metal flotation, flotation
equipment and practice, process reagents, magnetic and electrostatic
separations, modeling and process control, and resource engineering. Important
current issues such as gas hydrates, oil sands, secondary