Advances in depressants used for pyrite flotation separation from coal/minerals

Y Li, G Cheng, M Zhang, Y Cao, E Von Lau - International Journal of Coal …, 2022 - Springer
Pyrite is separated from other minerals mainly by flotation. However, the hydrophilicity of
pyrite is affected by many factors, causing it to easily enter the concentrate and consequently …

Froth flotation of chalcopyrite/pyrite ore: a critical review

CI Castellón, N Toro, E Gálvez, P Robles, WH Leiva… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present work an intense bibliographic search is developed, with updated information
on the microscopic fundamentals that govern the behavior of flotation operations of …

Heavy metals in wastewater and sewage sludge from selected municipal treatment plants in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

MA Agoro, AO Adeniji, MA Adefisoye, OO Okoh - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study assessed the distribution of five heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Fe) across the
various stages of treatment in three selected sewage treatment facilities and their receiving …

The effects of hydroxyl on selective separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite: A mechanism study

H Zhang, F Zhang, W Sun, D Chen, J Chen… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite is usually carried out under high alkaline
conditions. However, the separation mechanism of chalcopyrite from pyrite under high …

Improved flotation of chalcopyrite from galena and pyrite by employing Cu-affinity phosphate collector

X Jiang, W Zhang, R Fan, Z Zhang, S Chen… - Minerals …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sulfide minerals have similar flotation behavior using the commonly-used collectors such as
xanthate due to its low selectivity to active metal ions on sulfide minerals, which leads to …

The study on the effect of flotation purification on the performance of α-hemihydrate gypsum prepared from phosphogypsum

M Du, J Wang, F Dong, Z Wang, F Yang, H Tan, K Fu… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Phosphogypsum (PG) is a massive industrial solid waste. In this paper, PG was purified by
flotation method, and α-hemihydrate gypsum (α-HH) was prepared by the autoclaving …

Surface sulfidization mechanism of cuprite and its response to xanthate adsorption and flotation performance

G Han, S Wen, H Wang, Q Feng - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The flotation recovery of cuprite is unsatisfactory because of its natural hydrophilic surface,
which decreases the flotation index of copper concentrate. One can modify the cuprite …

Activation mechanism of lead ions in the flotation of sulfidized azurite with xanthate as collector

Q Zhang, S Wen, Q Feng, Y Liu - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal ions are commonly used to activate oxide minerals and improve the collector
adsorption on the mineral surface. In this work, lead ions were added after azurite was …

Modification of malachite surfaces with lead ions and its contribution to the sulfidization flotation

H Wang, S Wen, G Han, Q Feng - Applied Surface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Malachite is a common copper-oxide resource, and it is usually enriched by sulfidization
flotation. Its floatability and recovery are greatly determined by the surface sulfidization …

Selective adsorption of a new depressant Na2ATP on dolomite: Implications for effective separation of magnesite from dolomite via froth flotation

B Yang, H Sun, D Wang, W Yin, S Cao, Y Wang… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Up to now, there is still a great challenge to efficiently separate magnesite from calcium-
bearing carbonate minerals, especially dolomite, via froth flotation owing to their similar …