An Alternative Depressant of Chalcopyrite in Cu–Mo Differential Flotation and Its Interaction Mechanism
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Micro-Flotation Experiment
2.3. Adsorption of CMC on Chalcopyrite and Molybdenite
2.4. Zeta Potential Measurements
2.5. Electrochemical Tests
2.6. Infrared Spectrum Measurements
2.7. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Micro-Flotation of Single Mineral Tests
3.2. The Effect of DS and Mw
3.3. Flotation of Chalcopyrite–Molybdenite Mixed Minerals
3.4. Adsorption of CMC to Chalcopyrite and Molybdenite
3.5. Zeta Potential Measurements
3.6. Electrochemical Study
3.7. FTIR Analysis
3.8. XPS Measurements
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Cu | Fe | S | Mo | Si | O |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chalcopyrite | 33.7 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | |
Molybdenite | 40.2 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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Qiu, X.; Yang, H.; Chen, G.; Luo, W. An Alternative Depressant of Chalcopyrite in Cu–Mo Differential Flotation and Its Interaction Mechanism. Minerals 2019, 9, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010001
Qiu X, Yang H, Chen G, Luo W. An Alternative Depressant of Chalcopyrite in Cu–Mo Differential Flotation and Its Interaction Mechanism. Minerals. 2019; 9(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleQiu, Xuemin, Hongying Yang, Guobao Chen, and Wenjie Luo. 2019. "An Alternative Depressant of Chalcopyrite in Cu–Mo Differential Flotation and Its Interaction Mechanism" Minerals 9, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010001