Hoʻohana nui ʻia ka mea hopu ʻeleʻele i ka flotation sulfide.Ua hoʻohana ʻia mai ka makahiki 1925.
ʻO kona inoa kemika ʻo dihydrocarbyl thiophosphate.Ua māhele ʻia i ʻelua ʻano:
dialkyl dithiophosphate a me dialkyl monothiophosphate.Paʻa He maikaʻi
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