The 15th Anniversary of Minerals—Strategic Processing of Industrial Minerals: Flotation, Extraction, and Functional Material Integration
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 232
Special Issue Editors
Interests: industrial raw materials; feldspar; flotation
Interests: mineral processing; fundamental theory and practical technology of flotation; hydrometallurgy; wastewater treatment; surface/interface chemistry; battery recycling
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Interests: flotation; flocculation; mineral processing; mineral waste; particle technology; industrial and metallic minerals
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Industrial minerals are essential raw materials for a wide range of strategic industries, including feldspar, ceramics, glass, construction materials, and advanced functional applications. Increasing quality requirements and sustainability targets have driven the need for more selective, efficient, and integrated processing approaches. As a result, the strategic processing of industrial minerals has emerged as a key research area extending beyond conventional beneficiation practices.
Flotation remains a core technique for the separation and upgrading of industrial minerals, particularly in complex mineralogical systems. Advances in reagent chemistry, process optimization, and hybrid flowsheet design have significantly enhanced selectivity, recovery, and product quality. The integration of complementary methods, such as magnetic and gravity separation, further contributes to the improvement of processes and their performance.
Recent trends emphasize the importance of recovering critical and value-added components from industrial mineral resources and integrating mineral processing with the development of functional materials. This Special Issue aims to bring together innovative contributions on flotation, extraction, process design, advanced characterization, and sustainable mineral processing, highlighting strategic approaches that enhance resource efficiency and value creation in feldspar and industrial minerals.
Prof. Dr. Murat Olgaç Kangal
Prof. Dr. Xuming Wang
Prof. Dr. Gülay Bulut
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- feldspar
- industrial minerals
- flotation
- selective separation
- process design
- hybrid beneficiation
- sustainable mineral processing
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