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The article proves that the strength of a flotation agent depends on the surface pressure of its molecules, or the ion-molecule associates, at the air-solution contact. Based on the found relationship of the flotation strength and surface pressure of a reagent, the author determines collecting activity and selectivity of the reagent, and suggests the method for enhancing quality of separation of minerals having akin surface properties.
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Original Russian Text © S.A. Kondrat’ev, 2012, published in Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, 2012, No. 6, pp. 116–125.
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Kondrat’ev, S.A. Activity and selectivity of carboxylic acids as flotation agents. J Min Sci 48, 1039–1046 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062739148060123
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