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Comparative Study of the Effect of Frothers on the Flotation of Nickel Sulphide Ore

A. S. Afolabi Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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E. Muzenda Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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A. S. Abdulkareem Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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V. Maluleke Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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A. G. Ikotun Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 287-295 | Published online: 03 May 2012

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