Froth flotation is the most versatile process in mineral beneficiation, extensively used to
concentrate a wide range of minerals. This process comprises mixtures of more or less …

Investigation on the mineral− water interactions is crucial for understanding the subsequent
interfacial reactions. Currently, the hydration mechanisms of smithsonite are still obscure. In …

Atmospheric mercury (Hg) pollution has attracted global attention as a result of its great
harm to the ecosystem. By virtue of abundant surface Hg-philic sulfur sites, metal sulfides …

Many scholars have studied the adsorption behavior of various ions and agent molecules on
pyrite surfaces based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations, however, the …

Pyrochlore, as a complex oxide mineral containing the critical niobium element, offers a rich
diversity of surface chemical compositions in different cleavage directions. Hence, very little …

Understanding the interactions of amino acids with minerals is crucial for selecting the
peptide-based reagents of interest in environmentally friendly ore separation applications …

Hydration of pyrochlore is a preponderant step during its flotation well before any other
surface-reagent interaction to take place. Water adsorption on low-index pyrochlore surfaces …

The spontaneous migration and interconversion of oxygen functional groups over graphene
sheet have promising high-tech applications. There is a remarkable activation energy barrier …

Vacancy defects are inherent point defects in materials. In this study, we investigate the role
of Fe vacancy (VFe) and S vacancy (VS) in the interaction (adsorption, dissociation, and …

Diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) is employed in the sulfide ore flotation process due to its
excellent collection performance. Herein, we investigated the interfacial adsorption behavior …