Progressive hydrophilic processes of the pyrite surface in high-alkaline lime systems

H Zhang, R Wang, W Sun, Y Zhu, S Lin, C Zhang - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pyrite, as a disturbing gangue mineral in the beneficiation of valuable sulfide minerals and
coal resources, is usually required to be depressed for floating in flotation practice …

The depression mechanism on pyrite in a low-alkaline system with combined depressants: Experiment, HSC, DFT and ToF–SIMS studies

S Li, J Yuan, Z Ding, J Li, A Yu, S Wen… - … Problems of Mineral …, 2023 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Depression of pyrite in a low-alkaline system has sparked soaring interests for the multi-
metal sulfide minerals flotation recently. This study investigates effects of combined …

Depression of pyrite in alkaline medium and its subsequent activation by copper

Y Li, J Chen, D Kang, J Guo - Minerals Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
The adsorption of hydroxyl and calcium hydroxyl ions (OH− and CaOH+) on pyrite (100)
surfaces was studied using first-principles calculations to investigate the depression of pyrite …

Effects of interfacial hydroxylation microstructure on quartz flotation by sodium oleate

H Zhang, W Sun, D Chen, S Lin, C Zhang - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quartz, a common inorganic nonmetallic mineral, is usually removed or purified by
beneficiation, normally flotation. Given the strong polarity of the quartz surface, it is easy to …

Effects of hydration on the adsorption of benzohydroxamic acid on the lead-ion-activated cassiterite surface: A DFT study

J He, H Zhang, T Yue, W Sun, Y Hu, C Zhang - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The strategy of enhancing the surface activity by preadsorption of metal ions (surface
activation) is an effective way to promote the adsorption of surfactant on surfaces, which is …

Mechanism research on surface hydration of kaolinite, insights from DFT and MD simulations

J Chen, F Min, L Liu, C Liu - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The surface hydration is one of the main reasons for the difficulty of coal slurry water
sedimentation and dewatering, the Density functional theory (DFT) and Molecular dynamics …

[PDF][PDF] A first-principle study of the effect of Fe/Al impurity defects on the surface wettability of dolomite

H Chen, X Ao, Y Cao, C Li, C Jiang - … Problems of Mineral …, 2022 - bibliotekanauki.pl
The presence of Fe and Al atoms in large quantities in phosphate ores can significantly
affect the surface properties of the minerals during flotation. In this study, the effects of Fe/Al …

Effects of the preassembly of benzohydroxamic acid with Fe (III) ions on its adsorption on cassiterite surface

M Tian, C Zhang, H Han, R Liu, Z Gao, P Chen… - Minerals …, 2018 - Elsevier
Metal ions are widely used as activators in the flotation of oxidised minerals. At the same
dosage of collector, the recovery of target minerals (cassiterite, scheelite, wolframite and …

Effects of Au doping on the adsorption of xanthate on pyrite surface in presence of H2O: A DFT study

Z Chang, B He, Y Luo, Z Shen, L Zou, Q Wang… - Minerals …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite density functional theory (DFT) has been widely applied in the study of Au-doped
pyrite, effects of Au doping on the structural properties and floatability of pyrite still remain …

The inhibiting effect of Pb-starch on chlorite flotation and its adsorption configuration based on DFT computation

R Wang, H Zhang, W Sun, H Han - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Chlorite is widely associated with the valuable oxidized minerals, and the inhibition of
chlorite is an inevitable problem during flotation separation. This study finds the Pb-starch is …