Dr Danfeng Xu
Contact Details
Tel: +61 8 8302 3691
Fax: +61 8 8302 3683
Email: danfeng.xu@unisa.edu.au
Position
Research Associate
Qualifications
BSc Northeastern, PR China MSc Tianjin, PR China PhD UniSA
Background
Danfeng Xu obtained her BSc degree in Applied Chemistry from Northeastern
University, China in 2004 and MSc degree in Physical Chemistry from Tianjin
University, China in 2007.
Danfeng commenced her PhD at The Wark in 2007.
Her PhD which was one of the generic studies of the AMIRA International
project P260E, was titled "Factors affecting coarse particle detachment from
bubbles in flotation, with a specific focus on viscosity". Danfeng commenced
as a Research Associate at The Wark in August 2011.
Research Interests
Mineral processing: froth flotation and leaching
Particle-bubble interaction, flotation modelling
Colloidal particle interactions, surface chemistry, surface forces and
rheology
Current Project
CSRIO minerals down under flagship collaboration research: Preconcentration
and agglomeration to enhance heap leaching of nickel laterite.
Publications
Xu, D., Ametov, I. and Grano, S. R., 2009, A study of detachment of model
coarse particles from bubbles using a novel electro-acoustic technique. In
Proceedings CHEMECA 2009, "Engineering Our Future: Are we up to the
challenge" (Perth).
Xu, D., Wang, W., Ametov, I., Fornasiero, D. and Grano, S. R., 2010, The
detachment of coarse, composite particle from bubbles. In Proceedings XXV
International Mineral Processing Congress - IMPC 2010, "Smarter Processing
for the Future" (Brisbane).
Xu, D., I. Ametov, et al. "Detachment of coarse particles from oscillating
bubbles -The effect of particle contact angle, shape and medium viscosity",
International Journal of Mineral Processing, In Press, Corrected Proof.