We collected a sample of massicot in a warm spring sediment in Chongqing, Sichuan, in March 1954. The massicot was botryoidal kidney shaped (reniform), lemon-yellow in colour, with a white film of travertine on the su...We collected a sample of massicot in a warm spring sediment in Chongqing, Sichuan, in March 1954. The massicot was botryoidal kidney shaped (reniform), lemon-yellow in colour, with a white film of travertine on the surface. After 23 years, the sample was discovered to have changed into orange red litharge on its outer layer, with the internal massicot core unchanged.展开更多
In this paper,sulfidation mechanism of cerussite in the presence of sulphur at high temperatures was investigated based on micro-flotation,X-ray powder diffractometry(XRD),electron probe microanalysis(EPMA)and X-ray p...In this paper,sulfidation mechanism of cerussite in the presence of sulphur at high temperatures was investigated based on micro-flotation,X-ray powder diffractometry(XRD),electron probe microanalysis(EPMA)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The micro-flotation test results showed that flotation recovery of the treated cerussite increased to above 80%under a suitable flotation condition.It was found that the S/PbCO3 mole ratio and pH obviously affected flotation recovery.XRD analysis results confirmed that the cerussite was decomposed into massicot and then was transformed into mainly PbS and PbO·PbSO4 after sulfidation roasting.EPMA analysis results demonstrated that surface of the obtained massicot was smooth,but surface of the artificial galena was rough and even porous.Content of oxygen decreased,whereas content of sulphur increased with an increase in the S/PbCO3 mole ratio.XPS analysis results revealed that various lead-bearing species,including mainly PbS,PbSO4 and PbO·PbSO4,were generated at the surface.Formation of PbS was advantageous to flotation of the treated cerussite.Based on these results,a reaction model of the cerussite sulfurized with sulphur was proposed.展开更多
文摘We collected a sample of massicot in a warm spring sediment in Chongqing, Sichuan, in March 1954. The massicot was botryoidal kidney shaped (reniform), lemon-yellow in colour, with a white film of travertine on the surface. After 23 years, the sample was discovered to have changed into orange red litharge on its outer layer, with the internal massicot core unchanged.
基金Project(51964027)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2017FB084)supported by the Yunnan Province Applied Basic Research Project,ChinaProject(2019J0037)supported by the Education Department of Yunnan Province,China。
文摘In this paper,sulfidation mechanism of cerussite in the presence of sulphur at high temperatures was investigated based on micro-flotation,X-ray powder diffractometry(XRD),electron probe microanalysis(EPMA)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The micro-flotation test results showed that flotation recovery of the treated cerussite increased to above 80%under a suitable flotation condition.It was found that the S/PbCO3 mole ratio and pH obviously affected flotation recovery.XRD analysis results confirmed that the cerussite was decomposed into massicot and then was transformed into mainly PbS and PbO·PbSO4 after sulfidation roasting.EPMA analysis results demonstrated that surface of the obtained massicot was smooth,but surface of the artificial galena was rough and even porous.Content of oxygen decreased,whereas content of sulphur increased with an increase in the S/PbCO3 mole ratio.XPS analysis results revealed that various lead-bearing species,including mainly PbS,PbSO4 and PbO·PbSO4,were generated at the surface.Formation of PbS was advantageous to flotation of the treated cerussite.Based on these results,a reaction model of the cerussite sulfurized with sulphur was proposed.
