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,bu...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.展开更多
Surface roughness has a significant influence on mineral flotation.The assisting effect of surface roughness on minerals flotation is extensively investigated from its physical properties(e.g.,the existing form of asp...Surface roughness has a significant influence on mineral flotation.The assisting effect of surface roughness on minerals flotation is extensively investigated from its physical properties(e.g.,the existing form of asperity and its size),however,the associated effect on mineral flotation based on the differences in surface chemical property caused by surface roughness has been rarely touched.With such a question in mind,in this study,we investigated the flotation recoveries of two batches of magnesite particles with varying degree of surface roughness produced by two different mills,and associated the flotation performances to their surface chemical properties(amount of adsorption sites for the collector)via a series of detections,including Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive Spectrometry(SEM-EDS)observations,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)analysis,adsorption capacity tests,and contact angle measurements.Finally,we concluded that rougher magnesite particles could provide more active sites(Mg^(2+))for a larger capacity of sodium oleate(NaOL),thereby improving the hydrophobicity and floatability.展开更多
基金supported by the Subject of National Science and Technology Planning (No. 2012BAC11B07)Training Programs for Leading Talents by Talents 555 Technology of Gan Poyang Lake, Subject of Jiangxi Education Department Science and Technology Planning (No. GJJ11005)
文摘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.
基金This work was financially supported from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.51874072 and 51974064).
文摘Surface roughness has a significant influence on mineral flotation.The assisting effect of surface roughness on minerals flotation is extensively investigated from its physical properties(e.g.,the existing form of asperity and its size),however,the associated effect on mineral flotation based on the differences in surface chemical property caused by surface roughness has been rarely touched.With such a question in mind,in this study,we investigated the flotation recoveries of two batches of magnesite particles with varying degree of surface roughness produced by two different mills,and associated the flotation performances to their surface chemical properties(amount of adsorption sites for the collector)via a series of detections,including Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive Spectrometry(SEM-EDS)observations,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)analysis,adsorption capacity tests,and contact angle measurements.Finally,we concluded that rougher magnesite particles could provide more active sites(Mg^(2+))for a larger capacity of sodium oleate(NaOL),thereby improving the hydrophobicity and floatability.
