Selective flotation of smithsonite,quartz and calcite using alkyl diamine ether as collector

The flotation separation of smithsonite from calcite and quartz using a alkyl diamine ether (GE-609) as the collector was investigated through micro-flotation experiments and the real ore flotation experiments. The results show that GE-609 exhibits good collecting capability to three minerals without selectivity. The presence of sodium sulfide enhances the flotation of smithsonite and calcite while inhibits quartz. Moreover, both sodium silicate and sodium hexametaphosphate exhibit good selective inhibition to calcite. The real ore test results show that a zinc concentrate containing 23.51% Zn with the recovery of 71.02% is obtained in the closed-circuit test. To understand the adsorption of GE-609 on smithsonite surface, zeta potential measurement and FTIR analysis were carried out, and the results indicate that the collector GE-609 can adsorb on smithsonite surface through both electrostatic adsorption and chemical adsorption, and the presence of sodium sulfide enhances the adsorption of GE-609.     

Flotation evaluation and adsorption mechanism of medialan collector to wolframite

Medialan has preferable flotation performance to wolframite,under the conditions of the best flotation pH value 7.0 and low dosage,wolframite recovery is up to80%.Medialan shows poor flotation performance to quartz,but better to fluorite and calcite.However,fluorite and calcite are inhibited in a certain degree by adding medialan mixed with sodium silicate.Adsorption mechanism of medialan collector on wolfram surface was also studied by using infrared(IR)radiation spectrum,adsorption volume,and zeta potential.The results show that medialan can adsorb on wolfram surface in the form of chemistry adsorption,and as medialan collector dosage changes,change law of adsorption volume is similar with that of wolfram pure mineral flotation.Zeta potential results prove that zeta potential of wolfram surface moves negatively after adsorbing medialan collector.     

Adsorption of octanohydroxamic acid at fluorite surface in presence of calcite species

The surface properties of fluorite are often affected by dissolved gangue species (e.g., calcite) during the flotation process. Microflotation testing with and without the addition of calcite supernatant was conducted using octanohydroxamic acid (OHA) as the collector. The results revealed that dissolved calcite species significantly affected the flotation behavior of fluorite. Fourier transform infrared spectra confirmed that the decrease in flotation recovery was linked to lower OHA adsorption. Solution chemistry analysis indicated that CaCO₃ and Ca²⁺ from the calcite supernatant were the most favorably adsorbed species, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirmed the surface adsorption of calcite species. Density functional theory simulations provided a detailed analysis of the multidentate adsorption configuration of OHA, which was the most favorable for adsorption on the fluorite surface. The adsorption energy calculation showed that the calcite dissolved species were more stably adsorbed on the fluorite surface than OHA. The pre-adsorption of calcite dissolved species hindered the adsorption of OHA due to electrostatic repulsion.     

TXD as selective depressand of fluorite and calcite

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Effect of biological pretreatment on flotation recovery of pyrolusite

Bacillus mucilaginosus was used in pretreatment of pyrolusite to facilitate the flotation removal of quartz from pyrolusite minerals. Quartz was activated by B. mucilaginosus, whereas pyrolusite was unaffected at pH 7 with laurylamine as collector. Flotation recovery of pyrolusite with B. mucilaginosus pretreatment is 73.62%, slightly lower than that of the process without biopretreament, namely 74.70%. The grade of concentrate of recovered pyrolusite is 19.44%, 2.18% higher than that of the recovered pyrolusite without B. mucilaginosus pretreatment (17.26%). The results of FTIR and SEM showed that no bacteria were adsorbed on the surface of quartz or pyrolusite, indicating that the better selectivity and collectability of flotation resulted from bacterial byproducts. And interaction of bacterial byproducts such as extracellular bacterial polysaccharide, extracellular bacterial protein and acetic acid, on minerals were studied by FTIR and adsorption.     

A novel green depressant for flotation separation of scheelite from calcite

Polyaspartic acid (PASP) was used as a novel environmental-friendly depressant, and its inhibition effect on flotation performance of scheelite and calcite using sodium oleate (NaOL) as a collector was investigated by ways of flotation experiments, zeta potential measurement, contact angle measurement and infrared spectroscopic analysis (IR). The results show that PASP exhibits stronger inhibition capability and selectivity than acidified water glass, and the flotation separation of scheelite from calcite can be realized in the presence of 6 mg/L PASP and 20 mg/L NaOL at pH>6. In the presence of PASP, the zeta potential of calcite surface almost keeps unchanged after adding NaOL, and the contact angle decreases sharply. Therefore, it is indicated that PASP significantly decreases the adsorption of NaOL on calcite surface. By contrast, it has no distinct effect on the adsorption of NaOL on the scheelite surface, which is further confirmed by IR results.     

Effects of sodium carbonate and calcium chloride on calcite depression in cationic flotation of pyrolusite

In the cationic flotation of pyrolusite using dodecyl ammine (DDA), the depressive effect of sodium carbonate and calcium chloride on the calcite mineral was investigated systematically through flotation experiments, FTIR analysis, contact angle measurements and zeta potential tests. The microflotation experiments showed that both depressant agents decrease the flotation recovery of calcite significantly. In addition, sodium carbonate acts as activator agent for pyrolusite, and increases its floatability. The flotation experiments and contact angle measurements indicated that the selective depression effect of sodium carbonate on the calcite mineral is more than that of calcium chloride. As evidenced by zeta potential and FT-IR analysis, sodium carbonate decreases the negative charges on the surface of calcite mineral and subsequently reduces the adsorption of DDA collector through electrostatic forces. At a pH of 7.5, using 2000 g/t DDA and 1500 g/t sodium carbonate, a pyrolusite concentrate containing almost 40% MnO with 71.5% recovery is achieved by carrying out the ore flotation experiments on the tabling pre-concentrate.     

石煤提钒的浮选工艺及吸附机理

针对传统石煤提钒工艺中钒回收率低、环境污染严重等问题,在工艺矿物学研究的基础上,采用浮选的方法对含钒石煤矿进行条件实验和闭路实验,设计出提钒浮选流程,并利用分子动力学模拟研究捕收剂分子在矿物解理面的吸附过程。结果表明:石煤中主要含钒矿物为钒云母,主要的脉石矿物为石英;通过闭路浮选实验,得到了五氧化二钒品位为3.20%(质量分数)、回收率为74.50%的钒精矿;捕收剂分子容易在钒云母(001)面发生吸附,而在石英(001)面几乎不吸附,从而实现了石煤中钒云母和石英的浮选分离。     

Improvement of flotation behavior of Mengzi lead-silver-zinc ore by pulp potential control flotation

The electrochemical behavior of Mengzi lead-silver-zinc ore flotation system was studied. Based on the electrochemical characteristics of sulfide mineral flotation system, a stage potential control flotation was developed with the main parameters of pulp potential（φp）, pH value and collector dosage. Using N,N＇ diphenylamino-dithiolphosphoric acid（NNDDC） as a collector, which has good selectivity for galena flotation at pH 8.8 and pulp potential 330 mV, DDTC is used as secondary collector to improve both the grade and recovery of Pb and Ag. The pulp potential values significantly influence the floatability of practical minerals and single minerals when using NNDDC as the collector. The flotation recovery of galena reaches 85% at about 0.3 V and pH8.8. With the usage of pulp potential control during grinding and flotation, the new pulp electrochemical technology for Mengzi lead-silver-zinc ore flotation was developed. The results show that the grades of Pb and Ag of galena concentrate are 55% and 1 800 g/t, respectively, while the recoveries of Pb and Ag are 86.5% and 65%, respectively, the grade of Zn of marmatite concentrate is 42.5%, and the recovery of Zn is 91.25%.     

一种人工天青石矿的浮选及夹带行为的统计分析(英文)

研究浮选参数对泡沫浮选脉石回收率的影响,测试了pH=10时起泡剂类型和捕收剂用量对浮选性能的影响。采用方差分析了测试结果。在用油酸钠作捕收剂的情况下,亲水性矿物的浮选主要是由于Ca+2离子对石英的活化产生的疏水性而导致的夹带作用所引起的;夹带和矿泥包裹层对浮选也有一定的影响。在浮选产物中脉石的夹带程度随着矿石颗粒粒度的减小而增加。实验结果表明,通过增大捕收剂用量、缩短浮选时间,可以减小水流夹带作用,提高浮选的选择性。     

Flotation separation of quartz from magnesite using carboxymethyl cellulose as depressant

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was introduced as a depressant in reverse flotation separation of quartz from magnesite. The flotation behavior and surface properties of magnesite and quartz exposed to CMC were studied by zeta potential tests, atomic force microscopy imaging and contact angle measurements. The addition of CMC as the depressant in reverse flotation using dodecylamine (DDA) as the collector exhibited a selectively depressive performance towards magnesite and achieved an improved recovery of magnesite. The study of surface properties demonstrated that CMC and DDA exhibited different adsorption strengths on the surface of magnesite and quartz. It was found that the adsorption of CMC on magnesite surface was stronger than that of DDA, which hindered the subsequent adsorption of DDA on magnesite surface. On the contrary, the quartz surface was strongly adsorbed by DDA instead of CMC, which proved that the addition of CMC did not influence the flotation of quartz.     

Recovery of molybdenum and copper from porphyry ore via iso-flotability flotation

A copper–molybdenum iso-flotability flotation process has been developed to efficiently improve the recovery of molybdenite from Duobaoshan porphyry Cu–Mo ores. The effects of flotation approach, type of collector, feed particle size distribution, rougher pH value and reagent dosage on the recovery of molybdenite were evaluated systematically. The results suggest that compared with kerosene and diesel oil, transformer oil has stronger dispersion capability in water media and better flotation selectivity for molybdenite, providing a higher molybdenum recovery under low reagent dosage. Moreover, compared with bulk flotation approach, the iso-flotability flotation approach using transformer oil as a collector can obtain superior Mo recovery (90.77%) and grade (0.80%) in the cleaner concentrate, and increase the Mo recovery and grade by over 18% and 5% in the final Mo concentrate, respectively. The results of commercial flotation further indicate that the iso-flotability flotation approach is a rational and effective route to beneficiate the porphyry Cu–Mo ores.     

混合捕收剂浮选锂辉石的应用及作用机理

通过浮选试验,研究十二烷基磺酸钠、十二烷基硫酸钠、油酸、731、环烷酸皂,以及油酸与十二胺的混合捕收剂对锂辉石、长石和石英单矿物浮选行为及锂辉石实际矿石浮选指标的影响。借助Zeta电位、红外光谱分析、吸附量测试及量子化学计算,探讨混合捕收剂的作用机理。结果表明:油酸与十二胺的混合捕收剂,兼有捕收性和选择性好的特点,在碱性条件下能实现锂辉石与长石和石英的浮选分离。混合捕收剂在锂辉石表面的吸附量大于长石和石英。混合捕收剂中油酸在矿物表面以化学吸附为主,十二胺则以物理吸附为主。油酸离子分别与十二胺离子(或分子)和油酸分子以缔合形态存在,油酸的头基COO^-与锂辉石表面的Al原子发生化学作用。     

新型季铵盐捕收剂对白钨矿和方解石的常温浮选分离

采用二辛基二甲基溴化铵(DDAB)作捕收剂,研究白钨矿、方解石单矿物的浮选行为和其人工混合矿的浮选分离以及柿竹园白钨矿的常温精选。结果表明:在单矿物和人工混合矿的浮选中,DDAB在对白钨矿的捕收能力和选择性上均显著优于油酸,其最佳的浮选pH值范围为8~10;在对柿竹园白钨矿的常温精选中,DDAB取得了开路最终浮选精矿WO3品位51.63%,回收率43.83%的良好指标。这些都证明DDAB是一种新型高效的白钨矿常温精选捕收剂。通过对白钨矿和方解石的表面动电位分析、DDAB的结构分析以及DDAB与白钨矿作用的红外光谱分析和量子化学分析,推断DDAB主要依靠静电力与白钨矿表面作用。     

Surface modification of ilmenite and its accompanied gangue minerals by thermal pretreatment: Application in flotation process

The effect of conventional thermal pretreatment on the surface properties of ilmenite and its accompanied gangue minerals was investigated using flotation experiments (microflotation and laboratory cell flotation), XRD, XPS and FT-IR analysis and zeta potential and contact angle measurements. After treatment at 600 °C for 25 min as optimal condition, the floatability of ilmenite is improved from 73.5% to 91% at a pH value of 6.3. As demonstrated by XRD and XPS analysis, under this pretreatment condition, the Fe³⁺ content increases by almost 16.5% without any phase decomposition and structural changes in ilmenite. FT-IR analysis and contact angle and zeta potential measurements give evidences that the improvement of ilmenite floatability can be related to the enhancement of collector adsorption and the formation of a more insoluble hydrophobic layer of ferric iron oleate. The ore flotation experiments show that the thermal pretreatment process without making a significant change in TiO₂ content of ilmenite concentrate enhances the TiO₂ recovery from 65.4% to 73.7%.     

Floc flotation of marmatite fines in aqueous suspensions induced by butyl xanthate and ammonium dibutyl dithiophosphate

The hydrophobic flocculation of marmatite fines in aqueous suspensions induced by butyl xanthate (KBX) and ammonium dibutyl dithiophosphate (ADD) was investigated using laser particle size analysis, microscopy analysis, electrophoretic light scattering, contact angle measurement and infrared spectroscopy. The studies were performed on single minerals with size ≤20 µm by varying several parameters, including pH, collector concentration and kerosene addition. The results show that the floc flotation closely correlated with the size of flocs and the particle hydrophobicity, but was not lowered with increasing the particle surface charges due to collector adsorption. Under good operating conditions, the floc flotation of marmatite fines as a function of KBX and ADD can all reach floatability over 90%, in comparison with conventional flotation obtaining floatability of about 60%. It also has been found that a small addition of kerosene greatly improved the floc flotation because of the formation of oil films on marmatite particles. The results of FTIR spectra indicate that adsorption of the two collectors onto marmatite were chemical adsorption.     

Effect of hydroxamic acid starch on reverse flotation desilicate from diasporic bauxite

It is important to depress diaspore effectively in order to remove silicates from diasporic bauxite.A new water soluble polymer hydroxamic acid starch(HA-starch)was prepared.The effects of the product on the diaspore and kaolinite flotation were investigated and its reactive mechanism was studied by zeta potential measurement and FTIR.The results show that HA-starch can depress diaspore while make positive effect on kaolinite flotation at low pH value(pH below 6)The flotation recovery of diaspore was sharply decreased with the increase of concentration of HA-starch.The chemical adsorption of HA-starch on the surface of diaspore was revealed.     

硫化矿浮选体系中辉银矿的浮选行为研究

单矿物浮选实验结果表明,辉银矿在p H为9~10的弱碱性介质下可浮性较好,而在p H大于11的强碱介质下可浮性明显降低。通过热力学计算了乙基黄药、丁铵黑药和乙硫氮浮选辉银矿的临界p H分别为9.38、9.11和11.59。上述3种捕收剂在辉银矿表面的吸附量测定结果表明,弱碱性介质中各捕收剂在辉银矿表面的吸附量已经达到最大值,进一步增加p H,吸附量会大幅降低,这可能是由于辉银矿表面在强碱性介质中先生成了氢氧化银沉淀,后进一步水解生成了亲水性的氧化银薄膜,阻碍了捕收剂与辉银矿的吸附过程,从而导致辉银矿可浮性降低。此外,弱碱性介质中3种捕收剂在辉银矿表面的饱和吸附量排序为丁铵黑药乙基黄药乙硫氮,表明丁铵黑药更易吸附在辉银矿表面,对银矿物具有更好的捕收性能。     

Flotation Separating Rutile from Calcium and Silicon Gangue Minerals

Rutile is an imPortant drineral in extractionmetal titanium and for mdeng titanium white(dioxide)[l]. Natural rutile comPoses of sea-shore placer and natural ores. Relatively, Chinais short of seashore placer which contains richrutile[2-], so it is very necessary to developand use the natural ores resource.There are always certain amounts of calciumand silicon gangue hanerals associated withnatural rutile ores, which is a vital restrictingfactor of raising the grade of rutile concentrates[5].…     

铜阳极泥选冶富集金银的粗选研究

铜阳极泥含有大量的贵金属和稀有元素,是提取贵金属的重要原料。对铜阳极泥原料进行预处理后,用自制的不同浮选捕收剂以选冶工艺流程分离富集贵金属,考察了不同条件铜阳极泥的浮选行为。结果表明,经预处理后,采用自制药剂C,pH控制在2时进行粗选,粗选精矿中金、银的富集比接近4.5,银品位达到45%~50%,金品位由0.2%提高到0.8%~1.0%,可直接熔铸成板,节省了传统工序的贵铅炉熔炼并降低了成本,有利于后续处理。