Apatite flotation using saponified baker's yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a bioreagent

Brazil has many mineral resources, one of them being phosphate rocks. Established in 1978, the current main mineral-processing route for the Brazilian phosphate rock igneous deposits consists in a direct flotation using alkaline-saponified fatty acids as collector. Looking for new sources of reactan...

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Main Authors: André Carlos Silva, Diego Valentim Crescente Cara, Elenice Maria Schons Silva, Geraldo Sadoyama Leal, Alex Malüe Machado, Lucas Martins da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785417306014