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The empirical relationship between molybdenite recovery and collector chemical structure was developed. This information can be used for screening collectors for the molybdenite flotation system at a minimal cost.
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SME preprint 85-105, SME-AIME Annual Meeting, New York, NY, February 1985. MMP paper 85-633. Manuscript January 1985.
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Malhotra, D., Rowe, R.M. & Bhasin, A.K. Evaluation of collectors for molybdenite flotation. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 3, 184–186 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03402659
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