Supporting data and supplementary material for the cumulative dissertation: "Mechanistic insights and process-level optimization and upscaling of novel reagents in flotation: Colloidal silica as a calcite depressant in the froth flotation of semi-soluble salt-type minerals

Title: Supporting Data and Supplementary Material for the Cumulative Dissertation: "Mechanistic Insights and Process-Level Optimization and Upscaling of Novel Reagents in Flotation: Colloidal Silica as a Calcite Depressant in the Froth Flotation of Semi-Soluble Salt-Type Minerals" Author: Borhane Ben Said – Helmholtz-Institut Freiberg für Ressourcentechnologie, TU Clausthal ORCID: 0000-0002-1976-3417 Contact: b.ben-said@hzdr.de Date of Deposit: August 2025 Related Publications: Publication 1: Nanoparticle depressants in froth flotation – The effect of colloidal silica with different size and surface modifications on the selective separation of semi-soluble salt type minerals (Colloids and Surfaces A, 2024) Publication 2: Upscaling and optimization of reagents systems in froth flotation: A DoE and numerical-optimization-based methodology (Minerals Engineering, 2025) Publication 3: From Pulp to Froth: Decoding the Role of Nanoparticle Colloidal Silica in Scheelite Flotation as a Calcite Depressant (Minerals, 2025) This repository contains datasets, supplementary materials, and related documents supporting the experiments, analyses, and findings presented in the cumulative PhD thesis.

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