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Chelating reagents for flotation of sulphide minerals

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Chelating reagents, because of their metal specificity, can function as effective mineral processing reagents.

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Marabini, A., Barbaro, M. (1990). Chelating reagents for flotation of sulphide minerals. In: Gray, P.M.J., Bowyer, G.J., Castle, J.F., Vaughan, D.J., Warner, N.A. (eds) Sulphide deposits—their origin and processing. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0809-3_7

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