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Publications
Peer reviewed journal articles and other publications highlight the innovation and potential of the RFC technology.
Refereed Journal Articles
2021
Cole, M.J., Galvin, K.P., Dickinson, J.E., Maximizing Recovery, Grade and Throughput in a Single Stage Reflux Flotation Cell, 163, 106761, Minerals Engineering, 2021
Gao Z., Wang C., Sun W., Gao Y., Kowalczuk P.B., 2021. Froth flotation of fluorite: A review. Adv. Colloid Interface Sci., 290, 102382
Matos V.E., Nogueira S.C.S., Kowalczuk P.B., Silva G.R., Peres A.E.C., 2021. Differences in etheramine froth properties and the effects on iron ore flotation. Part 1: Two-phase system. Miner. Process. Extr. Met. Review. doi: 10.1080/08827508.2021.1875461
Matos V.E., Nogueira S.C.S., Silva G.R., Kowalczuk P.B., Peres A.E.C., 2021. Differences in etheramine froth properties and the effects on iron ore flotation. Part 2: Three-phase system. Miner. Process. Extr. Met. Review. doi: 10.1080/08827508.2021.1888725
Wiertel-Pochopien A., Batys P., Zawala J., Kowalczuk P.B., 2021. Synergistic effect of binary surfactant mixtures in two-phase and three-phase systems. J. Phys. Chem. B. 125, 15, 3855-3866.
2020
Baynham, S., Ireland, P., Galvin, K.P., Enhancing ion flotation through decoupling the overflow gas and liquid fluxes, Minerals, 10(12) doi:10.3390/min10121134 (pages 1-17) 2020
Cole, M.J., Dickinson, J.E., and Galvin, K.P., Recovery and Cleaning of Fine Hydrophobic Particles using the RefluxTM Flotation Cell, Separation and Purification Technology, 240 116641 (10 pages) 2020
Drzymala J., Bednarek-Gabka P., Kowalczuk P.B., 2020. Simplified empirical and phenomenological evaluation of relation between particle size and kinetics of flotation. Powder Technol. 366, 112-118.
Sutherland, J.L., Dickinson, J.E., Galvin, K.P., Flotation of Coarse Coal Particles in the Reflux Flotation Cell, Minerals Engineering, 149 106224 (11 pages) 2020
2019
Ireland, P., Neville, F., Dickinson, J., Galvin, K.P., Enhancing Extraction in Ion Flotation using the Boycott Effect, Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification, 145, 107678, 2019
Jiang, K., Dickinson, J., Galvin, K.P., The Kinetics of Fast Flotation using the Reflux Flotation Cell, Chemical Engineering Science, 196 463-477, 2019
Larsen E., Johannessen N.E., Kowalczuk P.B., Kleiv R.A., 2019. Selective flotation of K-feldspar from Na-feldspar in alkaline environment. Miner. Eng. 142, 105928.
Larsen E., Kowalczuk P.B., Kleiv R.A., 2019. Non-HF collectorless flotation of quartz. Miner. Eng. 133, 115-118.
2018
Szczerkowska S., Wiertel-Pochopien A., Zawala J., Larsen E., Kowalczuk P.B., 2018. Kinetics of froth flotation of naturally hydrophobic solids with different shapes. Miner. Eng. 121, 90–99.
Drzymala J., Kowalczuk P.B., 2018. Classification of flotation frothers. Minerals 8(2), 53.
2016
Jiang, K., Dickinson, J.E., Galvin, K.P., Two-Stage Fast Flotation of Coal Tailings using Reflux Flotation, Minerals Engineering, 98, 151-160, 2016
2015
Dickinson, J.E., Jiang, K., Galvin, K.P., Fast Flotation of Coal at Low Pulp Density using the Reflux Flotation Cell, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 101, 74-81, 2015
2014
Galvin, K.P., and Dickinson, J.E., Fluidized Bed Desliming in Fine Particle Flotation – Part III Flotation of Difficult to Wash Coals, Minerals Engineering, 66 94-101, 2014
Galvin, K.P., and Dickinson, J.E., Fluidized Bed Desliming in Fine Particle Flotation – Part II Flotation of a Model Feed, Chemical Engineering Science, 108 299-309 (2014)
Dickinson, J.E., and Galvin, K.P., Fluidized Bed Desliming in Fine Particle Flotation – Part I, Chemical Engineering Science, 108, 283-298 (2014)
Refereed Conference Publications
2016
Dickinson, J.E., Neville, F., Ireland, P.M., and Galvin, K.P., Uncoupling the Inherent Bubble-Liquid Hydrodynamics of Conventional Ion Flotation using Reflux Flotation, 25-28th Sept 2016, Chemeca 2016, paper number 3378834
2015
Sutherland, J.L., Dickinson, J.E., and Galvin, K.P., Examining the Partitioning of Coal Particles in the Reflux Flotation Cell, APCChE 2015 Congress incorporating Chemeca 2015, 27th Sept-01 Oct 2015, Melbourne, Victoria, paper 3130557, 2015
2014
Dickinson, J.E., Jiang, K., and Galvin, K.P., Fast Fine Coal Flotation using a Reflux Flotation Cell, Chemeca (2014)
Dickinson, J.E., and Galvin, K.P., Hydrodynamic Enhancement of Flotation using a Reflux Flotation Cell, International Mineral Processing Congress, Santiago, Chile (2014)
2013
Jiang, K., Dickinson, J.E., and Galvin, K.P., The Hydrodynamics of Fast Flotation, Chemeca 2013