Amide group enhanced self-assembly and adsorption of dicarboxylic amino acid surfactants on a rhodochrosite surface through intermolecular weak interaction

H Sun, X Ma, L Fei, Z Cao, H Zhong, S Wang - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient recovery of fine mineral particles is challenging for minerals flotation due to a small
particle mass and high specific surface area. This work innovatively applied a multifunctional …

Inter-/intra-molecular synergism improve self-assembly behavior of hydroxamate-modified amino acid surfactant for flocculation of micro-fine particles

L Fei, Q Sun, S Wang, Z Cao, H Sun, H Zhong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flotation recovery of micro-fine minerals has been constrained by low flotation efficiency due
to the large surface area and small quality of fines, causing a huge waste of valuable …

Understanding adsorption mechanism of a novel “Y” structure carboxylate-hydroxamate surfactant towards rhodochrosite

L Fei, X Ma, H Sun, S Wang, Z Cao, H Zhong… - Minerals …, 2023 - Elsevier
High consumption and low selectivity of traditional collectors limit the efficient flotation
recovery of rhodochrosite particles from finely disseminated complex ores. Herein, a novel …

Hydrophobic agglomeration behavior of rhodochrosite fines Co-induced by oleic acid and shearing

Z Shen, Q Zhang - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficient separation of fine-disseminated rhodochrosite is a challenge in the purification of
manganese carbonate ore and a key to reduce the discharge of electrolytic manganese …

Hydrophobic agglomeration of rhodochrosite fines in aqueous suspensions with sodium oleate

S Zou, S Wang, H Zhong, W Qin - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrophobic agglomeration of rhodochrosite fines in aqueous suspensions with sodium
oleate has been investigated through wettability measurement, optical microscopy …

The selective flotation separation of rhodochrosite against quartz and calcite with dicarboxylic amino acid-based surfactants as a novel collector

H Sun, S Wang, L Fei, Z Cao, H Zhong, X Ma - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Rhodochrosite is often associated with calcium-and silicon-bearing minerals, resulting in a
low grade, and it is difficult to achieve efficient flotation separation with conventional …

Flotation of rhodochrosite fines induced by octyl hydroxamic acid as hydrophobic agglomerates

S Zou, X Ma, S Wang, H Zhong, W Qin - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the flotation of rhodochrosite fines induced by octyl hydroxamic acid (OHA) as
hydrophobic agglomerates was investigated through the measurements of micro-flotation …

Selective adsorption of a novel X-shaped surfactant dioctyl di-hydroxamic acid on fluorite surface leading the effective flotation separation of fluorite from calcite and …

H Duan, W Liu, W Liu, Y Shen, X Gu, J Qiu… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
During fluorite flotation, the separation efficiency of fluorite from barite and calcite was low
owing to their similar surface properties, therefore, developing highly selective flotation …

Adsorption behavior of mixed cationic/anionic surfactants and their depression mechanism on the flotation of quartz

L Wang, R Liu, Y Hu, J Liu, W Sun - Powder Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Mixed cationic/anionic surfactants are generating increasing attention as effective collectors
during the flotation of muscovite, feldspar and spodumene ores. Many papers have been …

Adsorption Behavior and Wettability of Rhodochrosite Surface: Effect of C18 Fatty Acid Unsaturation

Z Shen, Q Zhang, X Li, Q Chen - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mineral surface wettability and its regulation by the adsorption of collectors have an
important influence on the flotation performance. The adsorption behavior of C18 fatty acid …