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Study of flotation behavior and mechanism of cervantite activation by copper ions

Wang J., Wang Y., Fu K., Xu L., Wang Z., Sun H., Xiao J.

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

2018

Vol. 54, iss. 3

814--825

Copper-ion activation plays a highly important role in cervantite (Sb2O4) flotation. Without metal-ion activation, cervantite cannot be floated by sodium oleate. In this study, flotation tests were conducted to study the effect of Cu2+ on the flotation behaviours of cervantite and quartz (SiO2) as the main gangue mineral. Metal-ion adsorption capacities, zeta potentials, solution chemistry and X-ray photoelectron spectra were analyzed to study the adsorption behavior and mechanism of copper ions and sodium oleate interaction with the minerals surfaces. The results demonstrate that under weakly acidic conditions, cervantite can be flotated and separated from quartz by the addition of copper ions. The reason is that copper ions can be selectively adsorbed on the cervantite surface under weakly acidic conditions, thereby promoting the adsorption of sodium oleate onto the cervantite surface by chemical adsorption. Conversely, copper ions are weakly adsorbed on quartz surfaces below pH 6.1, and sodium oleate cannot be adsorbed on quartz surfaces by chemical adsorption. The hydroxy copper species are integral to the selective activation of cervantite over quartz.

Flotation separation of cervantite from quartz

Wang J., Hua Y., Yu S., Xiao J., Xu L., Wang Z.

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

2017

Vol. 53, iss. 2

1119--1132

Flotation separation of cervantite (Sb2O4) from quartz was investigated using dodecylamine (DDA) as a collector. Experiments were conducted on single minerals and on a synthetic mixture of quartz and cervantite. Flotation separation mechanisms were investigated using the zeta potential technique, solution chemistry principles, density functional calculations and Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The results indicated that DDA, primarily in the form of molecules, exhibited excellent performance in flotation of cervantite and quartz at pH 10.5. The adsorption energy of the DDA molecules on the cervantite surface was greater than the adsorption energy of water molecules, while the adsorption energy of DDA on the quartz surface was less than the adsorption energy of water molecules. DDA molecules can be adsorbed on the quartz surface to a certain extent, but it was difficult for the same molecule to be adsorbed on the cervantite surface in the pulp. This resulted in flotation of quartz. DDA molecules were adsorbed on quartz not only through physical adsorption but also by hydrogen bonding. However, cervantite could not be floated at pH 10.5 since adsorption of DDA molecules occurred through weak physical bonds on cervantite.