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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Fraunholcz N. Separation of waste plastics by froth flotation––a review, part I. Miner Eng. 2004; 17:261–268. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2003.10.028. [Google Scholar] Fu S, Fang Y, Yuan H, Tan W, Dong Y. Effect of the medium's density on the hydrocyclonic separation of waste plastics with different densities. Waste Manag.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Flotation separation of plastics using selective depressants. Int. J. Miner. Process., 48 (1996), pp. 127-134. View PDF View article View in Scopus Google Scholar. Takoungsakdakun and Pongstabodee, 2007. T. Takoungsakdakun, S. Pongstabodee. Separation of mixed post-consumer PET-POM-PVC plastic waste using selective …
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