In order to improve the scheelite flotation with sodium oleate(NaOL),the effect of a non-ionic polyoxyethylene ether(JFC-5)on the floatability of scheelite was investigated through flotation experiments at10°C,co...In order to improve the scheelite flotation with sodium oleate(NaOL),the effect of a non-ionic polyoxyethylene ether(JFC-5)on the floatability of scheelite was investigated through flotation experiments at10°C,compared with60mg/L NaOL alone,the recovery of scheelite is improved from22%to85%in the presence of JFC-5with a mass ratio of20%at pH10.Moreover,the resistance to Ca2+of NaOL is increased.The adsorption mechanism was analyzed by zeta potential measurement,contact angle measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)analysis.The results show that the adsorption of NaOL on scheelite surface is enhanced after adding JFC-5due to the more negative zeta potentials and larger contact angles of scheelite.And the co-adsorption of NaOL and JFC-5is confirmed by XPS analysis,so it is indicated that the adsorption of JFC-5decreases the electrostatic repulsion between the oleate ions,resulting in the stronger adsorption of NaOL on scheelite surface.In short,the mixed NaOL/JFC-5collector can effectively improve scheelite flotation.展开更多
基金Project(2016RS2016)supported by Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Leader(Innovation Team of Interface Chemistry of Efficient and Clean Utilization of Complex Mineral Resources)China
文摘In order to improve the scheelite flotation with sodium oleate(NaOL),the effect of a non-ionic polyoxyethylene ether(JFC-5)on the floatability of scheelite was investigated through flotation experiments at10°C,compared with60mg/L NaOL alone,the recovery of scheelite is improved from22%to85%in the presence of JFC-5with a mass ratio of20%at pH10.Moreover,the resistance to Ca2+of NaOL is increased.The adsorption mechanism was analyzed by zeta potential measurement,contact angle measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)analysis.The results show that the adsorption of NaOL on scheelite surface is enhanced after adding JFC-5due to the more negative zeta potentials and larger contact angles of scheelite.And the co-adsorption of NaOL and JFC-5is confirmed by XPS analysis,so it is indicated that the adsorption of JFC-5decreases the electrostatic repulsion between the oleate ions,resulting in the stronger adsorption of NaOL on scheelite surface.In short,the mixed NaOL/JFC-5collector can effectively improve scheelite flotation.