RAFT

Negin Amini1,2, Bo Fan3,2, Tina Hsia3,2

  • 1School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia.

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|November 6, 2023
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概括

这项研究开发了一种新的聚合物表面活性剂,使用RAFT聚合来进行超细矿物回收. 新的乳液实现了90%的矿物回收,与传统方法相匹配,并为可重复使用的表面活性剂铺平了道路.

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