In search of an efficient frother for pre-flotation of carbonaceous shale from the kupferschiefer stratiform copper ore

• Autorzy: Kowalczuk P. B. , Buluc B. , Sahbaz O. , Drzymala J.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5277/ppmp140233

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This papers shows that frothers such as aliphatic alcohols (CnH2n+1OH), poly(propylene glycols) (HO(C3H6O)mH), poly(propylene glycol) alkyl ethers (CnH2n+1O(C3H6O)mH) and poly(ethylene glycol) alkyl ethers (CnH2n+1O(C2H4O)mH), can be used for collectorless flotation of a sample of carbonaceous copper shale manually separated from the Kupferschiefer stratiform copper ore. It was shown that flotation is influenced by the type and dose of frothers. The best flotation results were obtained with tri(propylene glycol) butyl ether C4P3, tri(propylene glycol) propyl ether C3P3 and tri(propylene glycol) P3. For these frothers, the yield vs. frother dose relationship was in the form of convex curves indicating that carbonaceous copper shale can float at relatively low dosages of the frother. It means that these frothers can be used for pre-flotation of carbonaceous matter from the investigated copper ore. Other frothers formed concave yield–frother dose relationships and were less effective.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

frother; pre-flotation; copper ore; shale

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 50, iss. 2
• Strony: 835--840
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 13 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kowalczuk P. B.

• Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Buluc B.

• Department of Mining Engineering, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey

autor

Sahbaz O.

• Department of Mining Engineering, Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey

autor

Drzymala J.

• Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

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