Mkhonto, DNgoepe, PECooper, TGde Leeuw, NH2009-03-092009-03-092006-04Mkhonto, D, Ngoepe, PE, Cooper, TG and de Leeuw, NH. 2006. An atomistic simulation study of the interaction of organic adsorbates with fluorapatite surfaces. 11th Materials Modelling Meeting, April, pp 14.http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3165Apatite coexist in mineral ore deposits with other calcium-bearing minerals such as calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, calcium fluorite. Apatite need to be separated from these by flotation process. Surfactant molecules with long hydrophobic chains are attached to make mineral surfaces hydrophobic. They are attached either by physisorption or ionic bonding. A selection model of collector molecules using atomistic simulation has been modelledenFluorapatite surfacesAdsorption energiesAdsorbate structuresHydroxamicHydroxyethanalConference PresentationMkhonto, D., Ngoepe, P., Cooper, T., & de Leeuw, N. (2006). Atomistic simulation study of the interaction of organic adsorbates with fluorapatite surfaces. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3165Mkhonto, D, PE Ngoepe, TG Cooper, and NH de Leeuw. "Atomistic simulation study of the interaction of organic adsorbates with fluorapatite surfaces." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3165Mkhonto D, Ngoepe P, Cooper T, de Leeuw N, Atomistic simulation study of the interaction of organic adsorbates with fluorapatite surfaces; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3165 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Mkhonto, D AU - Ngoepe, PE AU - Cooper, TG AU - de Leeuw, NH AB - Apatite coexist in mineral ore deposits with other calcium-bearing minerals such as calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, calcium fluorite. Apatite need to be separated from these by flotation process. Surfactant molecules with long hydrophobic chains are attached to make mineral surfaces hydrophobic. They are attached either by physisorption or ionic bonding. A selection model of collector molecules using atomistic simulation has been modelled DA - 2006-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Fluorapatite surfaces KW - Adsorption energies KW - Adsorbate structures KW - Hydroxamic KW - Hydroxyethanal LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Atomistic simulation study of the interaction of organic adsorbates with fluorapatite surfaces TI - Atomistic simulation study of the interaction of organic adsorbates with fluorapatite surfaces UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3165 ER -