Improved flotation performance of hematite fines using citric acid as a dispersant

In this study, citric acid was used as a dispersant to improve the flotation performance of hematite fines. The effect and mechanism of citric acid on the reverse flotation of hematite fines were investigated by flotation tests, sedimentation experiments, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, zeta-potential measurements, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）. The results of SEM analysis and flotation tests reveal that a strong heterocoagulation in the form of slime coating or coagulation in hematite fine slurry affects the beneficiation of hematite ores by froth flotation. The addition of a small amount of citric acid（less than 300 g/t） favorably affects the reverse flotation of hematite fines by improving particle dispersion. The results of sedimentation experiments, zeta-potential measurements, and XPS measurements demonstrate that citric acid adsorbs onto hematite and quartz surfaces via hydrogen bonding, thereby reducing the zeta potentials of mineral surfaces, strengthening the electrical double-layer repulsion between mineral particles, and dispersing the pulp particles.

Synthesis and Structure Analysis of a Tripeptide Containing N-methyl Group Amino Acid

A convenient method of synthesizing a tripeptide-containing N-methyl group amino acid was developed using O-benzotriazole-N,N,N＇,N＇-tetramethyluronium-hexafluorophosphate as the condensing agent. The crystals of tripeptide had white needles belonging to the orthorhombic space group P2_12_12_1. The conformational preference for homochiral tripeptides with one N-methylated amide bond was also investigated. Crystal-structure analysis showed that homochiral tripeptides with an internal N-methylated amide bond preferred a trans-amide form, thereby giving the peptide β-fold characteristics. Intermolecular C-H···O and N-H···O hydrogen bonds linked the molecules into a one-dimensional chain and stabilized the structure.

Structural Characterization and Proton-conductive Property of a Lanthanide Metal-organic Framework Assembled from 1,2,4,5-Benzenetetracarboxylic Acid and Piperazine

The reaction of Pr（Ⅲ） salt with 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid（H4betc） and piperazine（pip） yielded a lanthanide metal-organic framework {[Pr（betc）（H2O）2]（H2pip）0.5}n（1）under hydrothermal conditions. Compound 1 was characterized by single-crystal X-ray structural analysis, elemental analysis, IR, X-ray powder diffraction, and thermal gravimetric. Compound 1crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 11.023（5）, b = 11.109（5）, c = 11.456（5） A, β = 110.065（5）°, V = 1317.7（9） A3, Mr = 471.14, Z = 4, F（000） = 920, Dc = 2.375 g/cm^3, μ（Mo Kα） = 3.761 mm-1, the final R = 0.0286 and w R = 0.0821（I 〉 2σ（I））. Compound 1 exhibits a 2D network with（4, 4） topology, and a 3D supramolecular framework formed by hydrogen-bonding interactions. The proton conductivity of compound 1 has been investigated at ~97% relative humidity and different temperature.

A two-dimensional microporous metal–organic framework for highly selective adsorption of carbon dioxide and acetylene

Solvothermal reaction of 3-aminoisonicotinic acid（Haina） and Cu（NO_3）_2·2.5H_2O gave a novel twodimensional（2D） microporous metal–organic framework, [Cu（aina）_2（DMF）]·DMF（1, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide）. Single-crystal X-ray crystallographic study of compound 1 revealed that Cu（II）ions are linked by ainaàligands forming square grid-like layers, which stack together via multiple hydrogen bonding interactions. The solvent-free framework of 1a displayed considerable porosity（void = 46.5%） with one-dimensional（1D） open channels（4.7 ？ ？ 4.8 ？） functionalized by amino groups.Gas sorption measurements of 1 revealed selective carbon dioxide（CO_2） and acetylene（C_2H_2） adsorption over methane（CH_4） and nitrogen（N_2） at ambient temperature.