Depressants for separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite: Review and prospects

J Hao, J Liu, Y Yu, H Gao, X Qin, X Bai - Minerals Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper and molybdenum are important metal resources, efficient treatment and utilization of
copper and molybdenum ores are of great significance to the development of economy and …

Recent progress on research of molybdenite flotation: A review

G Yi, E Macha, J Van Dyke, RE Macha, T McKay… - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Molybdenum is an important alloy element for metallurgical industry because of its high
temperature stability. As the major mineral reserve for molybdenum, molybdenite (MoS 2) is …

Dithiouracil, a highly efficient depressant for the selective separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite by flotation: Applications and mechanism

X Wang, B Zhao, J Liu, Y Zhu, Y Han - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, dithiouracil was employed as the chalcopyrite depressant to selectively
change the properties of chalcopyrite surface and separate molybdenite from chalcopyrite …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Selective depressive effect of pectin on sphalerite flotation and its mechanisms of adsorption onto galena and sphalerite surfaces

C Wang, R Liu, W Sun, N Jing, F Xie, QZD He - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, pectin was investigated as a non-toxic and eco-friendly sphalerite depressant in
the flotation separation of galena and sphalerite. The selective adsorption of pectin on …

Flotation separation of chalcopyrite from molybdenite with sodium thioglycolate: Mechanistic insights from experiments and MD simulations

S Zhang, Q Feng, S Wen, Y Xian, J Liu… - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pivotal roles of Cu and Mo in industrial applications accentuate the importance of
effectively separating and recovering chalcopyrite and molybdenite. They commonly exist …

Adsorption mechanism of a new combined collector (PS-1) on unburned carbon in gasification slag

D Shi, J Zhang, X Hou, S Li, H Li, F He - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Coal gasification fine slag (CGFS) is a type of solid waste produced during coal gasification,
in which unburned carbon (UC) severely restricts its resource utilization. The removal of UC …

Flotation separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite using rhodanine-3-acetic acid as a novel and effective depressant

C Wang, R Liu, M Wu, Z Xu, M Tian, Z Yin, W Sun… - Minerals …, 2021 - Elsevier
The selective separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite is difficult because of their similar
floatability in the presence of a collector. In this study, rhodanine-3-acetic acid (3-Rd) was …

Insight into selective depression of sodium thioglycallate on arsenopyrite flotation: Adsorption mechanism and constructure

W Dong, R Liu, C Wang, X Zhu, Z Xie, W Sun - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenopyrite is a hazardous substance exist in copper concentrate, thus causing serious
environmental pollution during the smelting process. However, the selective depression of …

A potential ceramic ball grinding medium for optimizing flotation separation of chalcopyrite and pyrite

X Zhang, Y Qin, Y Han, Y Li, P Gao, G Li, S Wang - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Ceramic ball (CB) and cast iron ball (CIB) media were used in the grinding of chalcopyrite
and pyrite (1: 1) to investigate the influence of grinding media on flotation separation. The …