Surface interaction mechanisms in mineral flotation: Fundamentals, measurements, and perspectives

L **e, J Wang, Q Lu, W Hu, D Yang, C Qiao… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
As non-renewable natural resources, minerals are essential in a broad range of biological
and technological applications. The surface interactions of mineral particles with other …

Surface reactivity of pyrite and related sulfides

R Murphy, DR Strongin - Surface Science Reports, 2009 - Elsevier
Pyrite, FeS2, commonly referred to as “Fool's gold” is the most common sulfide in the Earth's
surface region. Not only is the mineral ubiquitous, but the reactivity of pyrite is of central …

Investigating the selectivity of a xanthate derivative for the flotation separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite

X Huang, K Huang, Y Jia, S Wang, Z Cao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Separating chalcopyrite, an important copper-containing ore, from pyrite is an important
mineral-processing objective. Herein, we report the synthesis of S-hydroxyethyl-O-isobutyl …

Effects of surface spatial structures and electronic properties of chalcopyrite and pyrite on Z-200 selectivity

J Chen, J Wang, Y Li, M Liu, Y Liu, C Zhao, W Cui - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) is one of the main copper minerals, and is always found associated
with pyrite (FeS 2). To obtain a satisfactory Cu concentration, the undesirable pyrite …

Effect of copper ions on the flotation separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite using sodium sulfide as a depressant

Q Zhao, W Liu, D Wei, W Wang, B Cui, W Liu - Minerals Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Copper ions are unavoidable in the process of copper-molybdenum flotation separation.
The flotation response of chalcopyrite and molybdenite in the presence of copper ions was …

Heterogenous carrier flotation technique for recovering finely ground chalcopyrite particles using coarse pyrite particles as a carrier

M Bilal, M Ito, R Akishino, X Bu, FU Hassan, I Park… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recovery of fine mineral particles in flotation is limited owing to the low collision
probability between the particles and air bubbles. The carrier flotation method can enhance …

Sustainable use of copper resources: beneficiation of low-grade copper ores

SS Jena, SK Tripathy, NR Mandre, R Venugopal… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The global market has announced copper as a modern energy metal and finds its extensive
utilization in the construction industry, electrical wiring, power transmission lines, alloying …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of residual flocculants in the circulating water on dewatering of Gol-e-Gohar iron ore

A Bahmani-Ghaedi, A Hassanzadeh, A Sam… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
While flocculant type and concentration have been extensively reported in the literature for
sedimentation of iron ores and its respective mono-minerals, little information is known …

Synthesis of a novel collector based on selective nitrogen coordination for improved separation of galena and sphalerite against pyrite

W Zhang, Z Feng, H Mulenga, W Sun, J Cao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
During the separation of sulfide minerals, the problem of low selectivity always arises. A
novel thiadiazole derivative (CSC-1) was developed for the flotation of sulfide minerals. The …

Flotation separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite using an environmentally-efficient depressant L-cysteine and its adsoption mechanism

Z Yin, S Chen, Z Xu, C Zhang, J He, J Zou, D Chen… - Minerals …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, L-cysteine was introduced as an environmentally-efficient flotation reagent in
the selective separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite. Its flotation performance and …