矿物加工浮选是一种广泛应用于金属矿和非金属矿资源分离的重要技术。其起源可以追溯到19世纪中叶，当时金属矿开采的需求日益增加，亟需开发更有效的选矿方法。1840年代，随着化学和物理学的发展，矿物浮选的基本原理逐渐被阐明。浮选技术的实际应用始于1860年代，最早在美国的铜矿中得到应用，利用泡沫生成的原理将目标矿物从其他杂质中分离出来。经过多年的研究与改进，浮选工艺经历了大量创新，包括添加不同的药剂、改进反应器设计以及优化操作参数，极大提升了分离效率。
目前国内有以下院校开设矿物加工工程专业：
| 序号 | 专业名称 | 院校名称 | 所在省份 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 矿物加工工程 | 中国矿业大学 | 江苏 |
| 2 | 矿物加工工程 | 中南大学 | 湖南 |
| 3 | 矿物加工工程 | 中国矿业大学（北京） | 北京 |
| 4 | 矿物加工工程 | 东北大学 | 辽宁 |
| 5 | 矿物加工工程 | 北京科技大学 | 北京 |
| 6 | 矿物加工工程 | 武汉理工大学 | 湖北 |
| 7 | 矿物加工工程 | 太原理工大学 | 山西 |
| 8 | 矿物加工工程 | 河南理工大学 | 河南 |
| 9 | 矿物加工工程 | 山东科技大学 | 山东 |
| 10 | 矿物加工工程 | 昆明理工大学 | 云南 |
| 11 | 矿物加工工程 | 武汉科技大学 | 湖北 |
| 12 | 矿物加工工程 | 辽宁工程技术大学 | 辽宁 |
| 13 | 矿物加工工程 | 安徽理工大学 | 安徽 |
| 14 | 矿物加工工程 | 西安科技大学 | 陕西 |
| 15 | 矿物加工工程 | 江西理工大学 | 江西 |
| 16 | 矿物加工工程 | 贵州大学 | 贵州 |
| 17 | 矿物加工工程 | 福州大学 | 福建 |
| 18 | 矿物加工工程 | 长安大学 | 陕西 |
| 19 | 矿物加工工程 | 南华大学 | 湖南 |
将 floatation 和 mineral 作为检索词在Web of Science数据库检索，可以得到9671条检索结果(截止至2024年10月22日)，下述内容将从期刊分布，学者单位分布等角度展开叙述。
1. 期刊类型
| 序号 | 出版物名称 | 计数 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MINERALS ENGINEERING | 1690 |
| 2 | MINERALS | 622 |
| 3 | COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS | 329 |
| 4 | PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROBLEMS OF MINERAL PROCESSING | 306 |
| 5 | SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY | 232 |
| 6 | POWDER TECHNOLOGY | 221 |
| 7 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING | 218 |
| 8 | JOURNAL OF MINING SCIENCE | 215 |
| 9 | APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE | 194 |
| 10 | MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW | 178 |
| 11 | TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA | 126 |
| 12 | SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 118 |
| 13 | JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS | 113 |
| 14 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERALS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS | 96 |
| 15 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COAL PREPARATION AND UTILIZATION | 93 |
| 16 | MINERAL PROCESSING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY REVIEW AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL | 91 |
| 17 | JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION | 86 |
| 18 | ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY | 82 |
| 19 | HYDROMETALLURGY | 81 |
| 20 | JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE | 77 |
| 21 | JOURNAL OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY | 72 |
| 22 | FUEL | 71 |
| 23 | JOURNAL OF CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY | 68 |
| 24 | MINERALS METALLURGICAL PROCESSING | 68 |
| 25 | JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS | 66 |
| 26 | MINING METALLURGY EXPLORATION | 64 |
| 27 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 61 |
| 28 | JOURNAL OF CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY OF MINING AND METALLURGY | 60 |
| 29 | ENERGY SOURCES PART A RECOVERY UTILIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS | 55 |
| 30 | LANGMUIR | 53 |
| 31 | LANGMUIR THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS | 53 |
| 32 | RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF NON FERROUS METALS | 51 |
| 33 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE | 47 |
| 34 | JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 47 |
| 35 | METALS | 47 |
| 36 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL | 46 |
| 37 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH | 46 |
| 38 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL | 46 |
| 39 | CANADIAN METALLURGICAL QUARTERLY | 45 |
| 40 | JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY JMR T | 45 |
| 41 | ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE | 41 |
| 42 | JOM | 41 |
| 43 | JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 40 |
| 44 | JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY | 39 |
| 45 | ACS OMEGA | 38 |
| 46 | WASTE MANAGEMENT | 38 |
| 47 | WASTE MANAGEMENT NEW YORK N Y | 38 |
| 48 | PARTICULATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 37 |
| 49 | REM REVISTA ESCOLA DE MINAS | 35 |
| 50 | SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT | 35 |
| 51 | THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT | 34 |
| 52 | CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 32 |
| 53 | TRANSACTIONS OF THE NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA | 32 |
| 54 | JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY | 31 |
| 55 | TRANSACTIONS OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF METALS | 31 |
| 56 | APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE | 29 |
| 57 | CHEMOSPHERE | 29 |
| 58 | WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 28 |
| 59 | WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH | 28 |
| 60 | PROCESSES | 27 |
| 61 | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 25 |
| 62 | JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE METALLURGY | 24 |
| 63 | JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES ENGINEERS | 24 |
| 64 | REM INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL | 21 |
| 65 | APPLIED SCIENCES BASEL | 19 |
| 66 | ENERGY FUELS | 19 |
| 67 | ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES | 19 |
| 68 | JOURNAL ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS | 18 |
| 69 | JOURNAL OF CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 18 |
| 70 | JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS | 18 |
| 71 | WATER RESEARCH | 18 |
| 72 | ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY | 17 |
| 73 | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH | 17 |
| 74 | JOURNAL OF DISPERSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 17 |
| 75 | JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C | 17 |
| 76 | JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS | 17 |
| 77 | METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS B PROCESS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS PROCESSING SCIENCE | 17 |
| 78 | ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY | 17 |
| 79 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH DESIGN | 16 |
| 80 | GOSPODARKA SUROWCAMI MINERALNYMI MINERAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | 16 |
| 81 | MATERIALS | 16 |
| 82 | MATERIALS BASEL SWITZERLAND | 16 |
| 83 | MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS | 16 |
| 84 | RSC ADVANCES | 16 |
| 85 | WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION | 16 |
| 86 | APPLIED SCIENCES | 15 |
| 87 | JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION | 15 |
| 88 | MOLECULES | 15 |
| 89 | MOLECULES BASEL SWITZERLAND | 15 |
| 90 | SUSTAINABILITY | 15 |
| 91 | ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 14 |
| 92 | BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY | 14 |
| 93 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION | 14 |
| 94 | ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BARKING ESSEX 1987 | 14 |
| 95 | FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY | 14 |
| 96 | JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING | 14 |
| 97 | METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS B | 14 |
| 98 | POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | 14 |
| 99 | RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING | 14 |
| 100 | TENSIDE SURFACTANTS DETERGENTS | 14 |
| 101 | WATER RESEARCH OXFORD | 14 |
| 102 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT | 13 |
| 103 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY | 13 |
| 104 | JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A TOXIC HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | 13 |
| 105 | RARE METALS | 13 |
| 106 | METALLURGIST | 12 |
| 107 | SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS | 12 |
| 108 | TALANTA | 12 |
| 109 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS | 11 |
| 110 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DESIGN | 11 |
| 111 | FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY | 11 |
| 112 | JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | 11 |
| 113 | RESULTS IN PHYSICS | 11 |
| 114 | WATER | 11 |
| 115 | DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT | 10 |
| 116 | FIZIKO TEXHNICHESKIYE PROBLEMY RAZRABBOTKI POLEZNYKH ISKOPAEMYKH | 10 |
| 117 | MICROBIOLOGY | 10 |
| 118 | POLYMERS | 10 |
| 119 | SEPARATIONS | 10 |
| 120 | SURFACES AND INTERFACES | 10 |
| 121 | ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY | 9 |
| 122 | EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS | 9 |
| 123 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS | 9 |
| 124 | JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH | 9 |
| 125 | JOURNAL OF PROCESS CONTROL | 9 |
| 126 | JOURNAL OF SURFACTANTS AND DETERGENTS | 9 |
| 127 | MINE WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT | 9 |
| 128 | PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | 9 |
| 129 | RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY | 9 |
| 130 | APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY | 8 |
| 131 | ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES | 8 |
| 132 | ARCHIVES OF MINING SCIENCES | 8 |
| 133 | BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING | 8 |
| 134 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING PROCESS INTENSIFICATION | 8 |
| 135 | CHEMICAL PAPERS | 8 |
| 136 | COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B BIOINTERFACES | 8 |
| 137 | COMPUTERS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 8 |
| 138 | DYNA | 8 |
| 139 | HEMIJSKA INDUSTRIJA | 8 |
| 140 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE | 8 |
| 141 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION | 8 |
| 142 | JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A TOXIC HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | 8 |
| 143 | JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS | 8 |
| 144 | WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH | 8 |
| 145 | WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION ISWA | 8 |
| 146 | CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS | 7 |
| 147 | CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE | 7 |
| 148 | CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID INTERFACE SCIENCE | 7 |
| 149 | ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY | 7 |
| 150 | HELIYON | 7 |
| 151 | JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS | 7 |
| 152 | JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY | 7 |
| 153 | JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY | 7 |
| 154 | JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY | 7 |
| 155 | JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CYCLES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT | 7 |
| 156 | JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 7 |
| 157 | JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY | 7 |
| 158 | KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 7 |
| 159 | MEASUREMENT | 7 |
| 160 | METALLURGICAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY | 7 |
| 161 | ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS | 7 |
| 162 | PRZEMYSL CHEMICZNY | 7 |
| 163 | THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY | 7 |
| 164 | THE JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY | 7 |
| 165 | ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES | 6 |
| 166 | ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY ENGINEERING | 6 |
| 167 | ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 6 |
| 168 | BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA | 6 |
| 169 | CANADIAN MINERALOGIST | 6 |
| 170 | CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS | 6 |
| 171 | DESALINATION | 6 |
| 172 | ENERGIES | 6 |
| 173 | ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION | 6 |
| 174 | GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA | 6 |
| 175 | IEEE ACCESS | 6 |
| 176 | IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT | 6 |
| 177 | IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH EDITION | 6 |
| 178 | JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | 6 |
| 179 | JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CHINA | 6 |
| 180 | JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS | 6 |
| 181 | MIKROBIOLOGIIA | 6 |
| 182 | SOLID FUEL CHEMISTRY | 6 |
| 183 | SPECTROSCOPY AND SPECTRAL ANALYSIS | 6 |
| 184 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 5 |
| 185 | CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 5 |
| 186 | CHINESE JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 5 |
| 187 | DYNA COLOMBIA | 5 |
| 188 | ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA | 5 |
| 189 | ENERGY | 5 |
| 190 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WATER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| 191 | GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS | 5 |
| 192 | GIGIENA I SANITARIIA | 5 |
| 193 | GIGIENA I SANITARIYA | 5 |
| 194 | HUAN JING KE XUE HUANJING KEXUE | 5 |
| 195 | HUANJING KEXUE | 5 |
| 196 | ICARUS | 5 |
| 197 | INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| 198 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COAL GEOLOGY | 5 |
| 199 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 |
| 200 | JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH PLANETS | 5 |