The Influence of Common Monovalent and Divalent Chlorides on Chalcopyrite Flotation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Flotation Experiments
2.3. Zeta Potential Measurements
2.4. Contact Angle Measurements
2.5. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effects of Reagent Dosages
3.2. Effects of Salts
3.3. Contact Angle
3.4. Zeta Potential
3.5. Solution Species
3.6. XPS Measurements
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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MgCl2 Concentration (M) | at % | ||||
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Cu 2p | S 2p | Fe 2p | O 1s | Mg 1s | |
10−2 | 24 | 38 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
10−4 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 36 | <1 |
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Li, Y.; Li, W.; Xiao, Q.; He, N.; Ren, Z.; Lartey, C.; Gerson, A.R. The Influence of Common Monovalent and Divalent Chlorides on Chalcopyrite Flotation. Minerals 2017, 7, 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7070111
Li Y, Li W, Xiao Q, He N, Ren Z, Lartey C, Gerson AR. The Influence of Common Monovalent and Divalent Chlorides on Chalcopyrite Flotation. Minerals. 2017; 7(7):111. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7070111
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Yubiao, Wanqing Li, Qing Xiao, Nan He, Zijie Ren, Clement Lartey, and Andrea R. Gerson. 2017. "The Influence of Common Monovalent and Divalent Chlorides on Chalcopyrite Flotation" Minerals 7, no. 7: 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/min7070111