A green flotation collector towards efficient separation of

Single flotation experiments illustrated that a flotation recovery of 96.7% was achieved to chalcopyrite when EBZTC was used compared to 90% with SIBX at pH 6.5.

Flotation separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite and …

Hence, it is very important to develop or screen a catalyst which is not easy to hydrolysis and has high catalytic efficiency for the synthesis of ATC by alcoholysis reaction [24]. Currently, synthesis of ATC using CT2(A polyalcohol compound)as catalyst and studying the adsorption mechanism of ATC with chalcopyrite, sphalerite and pyrite …

CFD investigation of chalcopyrite flotation prediction …

The flotation experiments of pure chalcopyrite with slurry flow rate of 0.4 m 3 / h and 0.5 m 3 / h and median diameter d50 = 45 μm were carried. The particle transport equation was coupled with the hydrodynamic model as a user-defined function, and the flotation rate constant was calculated by numerical simulation. ...

Water-bridged self-assembly of low-odor xanthate …

DFT calculations further reveal that TBOEX can form a stable and tightly arranged adsorption layer bridged by water molecules on the surface of chalcopyrite through two paths, and interact with d orbitals of copper atoms in the form of Cu-S tetrahedra through π* orbitals, finally improving the flotation recovery of chalcopyrite.

Flotation of Pyrite

The finer the material, the greater is the percentage of recovery; the pyrite should pass at least a 170-mesh screen in order to get efficient flotation under the conditions of the tests. Of the many factors …

Evaluation of the effect of the main parameters on …

In the present study, the effect of clay minerals (kaolinite-montmorillonite) on chalcopyrite flotation was investigated and it was aimed to propose solutions to eliminate the …

Froth Flotation of Chalcopyrite/Pyrite Ore: A …

In the present work an intense bibliographic search is developed, with updated information on the microscopic fundamentals that govern the behavior of flotation operations of chalcopyrite, the main …

Investigation the effect of filling materials on chalcopyrite …

Flotation solution chemistry, flotation tests, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements confirmed that the dissolved calcium and iron materials …

Adsorption and depression mechanism of carrageenan on chalcopyrite …

The flotation recovery of chalcopyrite and pyrite in the absence and presence of depressant carrageenan (concentration: 100 mg/L) as a function of pulp pH was illustrated in Fig. 3. The results demonstrated that the recoveries of chalcopyrite remained consistently high (exceeding 90 %) throughout the experiments at various pH levels …

Optimization of Chalcopyrite Froth Flotation Process by

Is was observed a significant optimization in the concentration by froth flotation of the chalcopyrite by using Jig screen and the peptizes were removed during the flotation step. The hydraulic screen handling significantly improves the sludge removal, being more efficient than the use of the Denver Cell. Keywords: chalcopyritechalcopyrite ...

A green flotation collector towards efficient separation of

The flotation experiments show that PBAHX has a superior recovery ratio for chalcopyrite (91.89%), but a poor flotation performance on pyrite (34.62%) at a collector concentration of 2 × 10 −4 mol/L and pH 9.0. Further, E-nose detection demonstrates that PBAHX has a lower odor intensity than SIBX, which is attributed to the chaotic ...

A high throughput screening model of solidophilic flotation …

In this work, we present a novel machine learning (ML) model that can evaluate and predict the recoveries of sulfide minerals (chalcopyrite, galena, pyrite and …

Highly selective flotation separation of chalcopyrite and …

Single mineral (chalcopyrite and pyrite) flotation experiments were performed to compare the flotation performance of three collectors SIBX, DTC and MDPE. Fig. 4 presents the influence of pH on the flotation recovery of chalcopyrite (Fig. 4 A) and pyrite (Fig. 4 B) at the dosage of 2 × 10-5 mol/L SIBX, DTC and MDPE. The dosage of …

Novel application of depressant sodium mercaptoacetate in flotation …

The effect of SMA on the flotation of chalcopyrite and pyrite was investigated in terms of pulp pH and depressant concentration, as shown in Fig. 2. It can be described from Fig. 2(a), good floatability of chalcopyrite was achieved in entire experimental pH range without the addition of depressant SMA, and the chalcopyrite …

The Effect of Sodium Alginate on Chlorite and Serpentine in

Chlorite and serpentine are common magnesium-containing gangue minerals in copper sulfide flotation. In this study, sodium alginate, a natural hydrophilic polysaccharide, was introduced as a selective depressant for these gangue minerals. Micro-flotation tests were conducted on both single minerals and synthetic mixtures. The …

A potential ceramic ball grinding medium for optimizing flotation

The ground products were sieved using a standard screen with a pore size of 74 μm. The 90 wt% of the ground products passed through the 74 μm screen in the CIB and CB media was obtained at the grinding times of 4 min and 9 min 30 s, respectively. ... Flotation separation of chalcopyrite and pyrite in different grinding medium systems as …

Heterocoagulation of chalcopyrite and pyrite minerals in flotation …

Selective flotation of chalcopyrite from pyrite is possible at pH=10 and is impossible at pH=4. • Recovery of the selective flotation for chalcopyrite with TC is significantly higher than with DTP. Electrophoretic light scattering is a useful technique to study heterocoagulation, non-coagulation interactions and to diagnose flotation …

Chalcopyrite (Cu) Sphalerite (Zn) Separation by Flotation

The Problem with separating Copper from Zinc by flotation The treatment of heavy sulphide ores of copper containing zinc and pyrite is often extremely difficult particularly if soluble copper and sulphates are present. This is usually the case in ore deposits near the surface or in tropical countries where the annual rainfall is quite high. …

Enhancing flotation separation of chalcopyrite and …

Figure 3 showed the effect of PAAS dosage on the flotation behavior of chalcopyrite, serpentine and talc. The experiment was carried out at pH 7. It can be seen from Fig. 3 that the dispersant ...

Flotation separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite …

However, in the presence of 4 × 10-4 mol/L of L-cysteine, the flotation recovery of chalcopyrite reduced to approximately 20% at pH 4, and further reduced to 5% at pH 12. Compared to chalcopyrite, the depressive effect of L-cysteine on molybdenite was negligible in the tested pH range. These results indicated that L-cysteine could …

Selective Process Route to Recover Magnetite from Chalcopyrite …

The proposed process route comprises a scalping screen, low field rougher, and cleaner magnetic separations using a drum magnetic separator (80 kA/m or 1000 Gauss), followed by silicates reverse ...

Minerals | Free Full-Text | Utilization of PMA-EDTC as a Novel …

To address the issue of mediocre separation efficiency of depressants in the copper-lead separation process, this article synthesized a macromolecular organic depressant, polymaleic anhydride-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (PMA–EDTC), using a polycarboxylic macromolecule as the backbone and also introducing –N–(C=S)–S– as …

Cobalt and Nickel Recovery From Missouri Lead Belt …

1. Representative analysis of chalcopyrite concentrate..... 3 2. Wet-screen analysis and distribution of elements in a typical chalcopyrite-concentrate sample..... 3 3. Magnetic susceptibilities of pure sulfide mineral samples..... 4 4. Magnetic separation of lead-copper rougher flotation concentrate. 6 5.

Minerals | Free Full-Text | A Study of Temperature Effect on …

A multi-scale investigation was conducted to study the surface properties of xanthate-absorbed chalcopyrite at elevated temperature to understand the temperature effect on the xanthate's performance during chalcopyrite flotation. Firstly, a macro-scale study was initiated to investigate the temperature effect on the hydrophobicity of …

Flotation kinetics and thermodynamic behavior of chalcopyrite …

: The monomineral flotation test and microcalorimetry were used to study the flotation kinetics and thermodynamic behavior of chalcopyrite and pyrite in high alkaline systems of lime and NaOH. The results showed that in these systems there were less hydrophilic substances on the chalcopyrite surface, so that the apparent activation …

Effects of Xanthate on Flotation Kinetics of Chalcopyrite and …

This paper investigated the effects of using or not using potassium butyl xanthate (PBX) as a collector on the flotation kinetics of talc and chalcopyrite. By means of atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), a contact angle measuring instrument and particle size analyzer, the underlying causes …

A non-inhibitor flotation process for selective enrichment of

Fig. 2 (a) illustrates the relationship between the flotation results of chalcopyrite and molybdenite and pH value of pulp at collector dosage of 1×10 −5 mol·L −1.As depicted in Fig. 2 (a), pH value exerts negligible impact on the flotation performance of chalcopyrite, while it significantly affects the recovery of molybdenite. Compared with …

The Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite and …

Chalcopyrite and galena are primary raw materials for producing Cu and Pb metals, respectively. Flotation is still the main method to recover these two minerals. So far, lots of work has been …

Utilizing phosphonyl carboxylic acid copolymer as an …

In the chalcopyrite- galena flotation system, POCA demonstrates notable selectivity for galena and chalcopyrite. The optimal flotation conditions were identified as follows: Under the conditions of a 50 mg/L POCA concentration and a pH level of 9, the recovery efficiency of chalcopyrite flotation remains notably high, hovering around 80 %.

Selective Adsorption Mechanism of Ferric Ions on the …

TECHNICAL ARTICLE Selective Adsorption Mechanism of Ferric Ions on the Surfaces of Chalcopyrite and Pyrite in Flotation FENG ZHANG,1 CHENYANG ZHANG,1,2,6 HONGLIANG ZHANG,1 PAN CHEN,3 RONG WANG,1 DAIXIONG CHEN,4 JIANHUA CHEN,5 MENGJIE TIAN,1 and WEI SUN1 1.—Engineering Research Center of Ministry …