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International Journal of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Volume 4 (2018), Article ID 4:IJMME-146, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2372/2018/146
Review Article
An Overview of Technologies and Selective Depressing Agents for Separating Chalcopyrite and Talc

Runpeng Liao1, Jiushuai Deng1,2*, Hao Lai1, Jiaozhong Cai1, Xi Zhang1,2, Shuming Wen1, Hua Yang3, Jianying Deng1, Jian Fang1 and Xuesong Sun1

1State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China
2School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, China
3Tibet Huatailong Mining Development Co.,Ltd, China Gold, Lhasa 850200, China
Prof. Jiushuai Deng, State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Faculty of Land Resource Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China; E-mail: dengshuai689@163.com
16 November 2018; 14 December 2018; 16 December 2018
Liao R, Deng J, Lai H, Cai J, Zhang X, et al. (2018) An Overview of Technologies and Selective Depressing Agents for Separating Chalcopyrite and Talc. Int J Metall Mater Eng 4: 146. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-2372/2018/146
This research project has been supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51764022, 51464029 & 51404119), Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation (161046), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M632810) and Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Mineral Processing Science and Technology (BGRIMM-KJSKL-2017-15) and Open Project of Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (MOEKLB1706).

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