ABSTRACT
The electrokinetics of mineral particles is a topic of great interest not only from the fundamental surface chemistry angle but also from the mineral beneficiation point of view. Researchers have looked into the myriad of aspects of electrokinetics of mineral particles. While some of the studies were motivated by the applied chemistry and engineer ing perspectives, there were many others which concentrated on the development of theory and validation thereof. Interfacial phenomena at mineral-water interfaces are usually controlled by the electrical double layer (EDL) forces. It is, therefore, necessary to under stand the behavior of the ions that adsorb as counterions to maintain electroneutrality as well as those adsorbing specifically on the surface. Excellent literature articles on the electrokinetics of mineral particles are available [1-7].
