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The effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries
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| author | Ndlovu, Bulelwa |
| author2 | Deglon, David |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5428 The effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries Ndlovu, Bulelwa Deglon, David Becker, Megan Forbes, Elizaveta Chemical Engineering Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references. Phyllosilicate minerals exist as common gangue components in many low grade ores. Often broadly classified as ‘clays’, this group of minerals is closely associated with several processing issues. Despite many good studies on the physico-chemical properties of phyllosilicates, there still remains a poor understanding of their suspension flow behaviour. The primary objective of this thesis was to characterise the colloidal behaviour of three commonly occurring phyllosilicates, namely muscovite, vermiculite and chrysotile in terms of their surface charge, mineralogical and resultant rheological properties. The thesis was initiated in order to gain a better understanding of the flow behaviour of these minerals within well-defined model mineral systems, with a longer term view to understanding their impact in complex mineral systems found in mineral processing circuits. 2014-07-31T11:14:51Z 2014-07-31T11:14:51Z 2013 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5428 eng application/pdf Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Chemical Engineering Ndlovu, Bulelwa The effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | The effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries |
| title_full | The effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries |
| title_fullStr | The effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries |
| title_short | The effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries |
| title_sort | effect of phyllosilicate mineralogy and surface charge on the rheology of mineral slurries |
| topic | Chemical Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5428 |
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