Acidified water glass in the selective flotation of scheelite from calcite, part II: species in solution and related mechanism of the depressant

• Autorzy: Kupka Nathalie , Kaden Peter , Jantschke Anne , Schach Edgar , Rudolph Martin

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DOI

10.37190/ppmp/125639

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Sodium silicate is one of the main depressants against calcite and fluorite in the scheelite flotation industry. In the first part of this article, the authors acidified sodium silicate (AWG) with three acids (sulfuric, oxalic and hydrochloric) to improve its performance. Results showed that acidified water glass outperforms alkaline water glass in terms of selectivity: it increases mainly the grade by further depressing silicates and calcium-bearing minerals. In most cases, AWG requires lower dosages to do so. The effect of acidified water glass is evaluated through Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA), froth analysis, Raman and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in order to hypothesize its mechanism. MLA shows that AWG affects silicates and sulfides more intensely than semi-soluble salttype minerals. Froth observations indicate other species in solution associated to the acid having an impact on the flotation results. Raman spectroscopy and NMR measurements indicate that the solution undergoes deep depolymerization when water glass is acidified. Lower molecular weight silica species, specifically Si-O monomers such as SiO(OH)3- will be responsible for the depression of the gangue minerals and are the drivers of the selectivity of AWG, more than orthosilicic acid. Depolymerization is more or less effective depending on the mass ratio of the acid to water glass and depending on the acid.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

acidified water glass; scheelite calcite separation; froth flotation; mechanism

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 56, iss. 5
• Strony: 797--817
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 57 poz.,rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kupka Nathalie

• Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Chemnitzer Straße 40, 09599 Freiberg, Germany

autor

Kaden Peter

• Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany

autor

Jantschke Anne

• Bioanalytical Chemistry, TU Dresden, Bergstraße 66, 01609 Dresden, Germany

autor

Schach Edgar

• Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Chemnitzer Straße 40, 09599 Freiberg, Germany

autor

Rudolph Martin

• Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Chemnitzer Straße 40, 09599 Freiberg, Germany

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