D.Sc. (Chemistry) / The Phosphate Development Corporation (FOSKOR) recovers apatite from foscorite ore by a process of froth flotation. Four reagents are used viz. sodium hydroxide, water-glass, nonylphenol tetraglycol ether (EMU) and a fatty acid. The fatty acid is mainly composed of a mixture of oleic and linoleic acid in a ratio of 1,2:1. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the first three above-mentioned reagents on the adsorption of oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids on apatite and The Phosphate Development Corporation (FOSKOR) recovers apatite from foscorite ore by a process of froth flotation ...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:14346 |
| Date | 14 October 2015 |
| Creators | Van der Linde, Gert Johannes |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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