Morphology of Hydrophobic Agglomerates of Molybdenite Fines in Aqueous Suspensions

In this work the morphology of agglomerates formed in the hydrophobic agglomeration of molybdenite fines in aqueous suspensions has been studied by measuring fractal dimension with image analysis method. The results have shown that the morphology closely correlated with the mechanical conditioning in the hydrophobic agglomeration. The higher the stirring speed and the longer the stirring, the more spherical and more compact the agglomerates. Also, kerosene addition could make the agglomerates to be more spherical and compact. Copyright © Taylor %26 Francis Group, LLC.
In this work the morphology of agglomerates formed in the hydrophobic agglomeration of molybdenite fines in aqueous suspensions has been studied by measuring fractal dimension with image analysis method. The results have shown that the morphology closely correlated with the mechanical conditioning in the hydrophobic agglomeration. The higher the stirring speed and the longer the stirring, the more spherical and more compact the agglomerates. Also, kerosene addition could make the agglomerates to be more spherical and compact. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

fractal dimension; hydrophobic agglomeration; molybdenite fines; morphology Fractal dimension; Fractals; Hydrophobicity; Morphology; Suspensions (fluids); Aqueous suspensions; Hydrophobic agglomeration; Image analysis method; Mechanical conditioning; molybdenite fines; Stirring speed; Agglomeration

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