The role of surfactant salts on the spherical agglomeration of hematite suspension

With the recognition of the importance of beneficiation of fine mineral particles, there has been a tremendous increase in research to aid our understanding of the role of precipitated surfactant salts in the spherical agglomeration process. In turn this has led to the development of special techniques for instance: ζ-potential and contact angle measurements, to explain this process. This work provides information on the condition of spherical agglomeration of fine hematite suspensions and it better characterizes a more detailed look at some problems of adhesion of surfactant salts.