This paper researched the influence of the polysaccharide polymer sodium alginate (SAG) on the depression of talc at a fixed room temperature about 25 °C through micro flotation and batch flotation experiments, zeta potential and contact angle measurements as well as infrared spectroscopy analysis. The flotation results displayed that the SAG had a significant influence on the flotation of talc but less influence on sulphide flotation. Compared with the depressant carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and guar gum, using of the SAG gave the highest copper recovery. It could not only eliminate a talc removal step, but also significantly decrease in the depressant consumption by half at least. Sodium alginate apparently adsorbs on the talc surface and promotes hydrophilization, as revealed by contact angle tests (contact angle decreased from 75 to 33° after treating with SAG). It is demonstrated that the SAG obviously absorbed at the surface of talc but rarely for chalcopyrite through the results of zeta potential measurements and infrared spectroscopy analysis.
A novel reagent, guar gum (GG), is investigated as the depressant on the depression of chalcopyrite and jamesonite, when mixed aerofloat (CSU11) is used as the collector in flotation tests. Kinetics, dynamic potential, adsorption and infrared spectra analysis are performed to study the interaction mechanism between GG and minerals. The flotation results display that selective flotation separation of chalcopyrite from jamesonite is achieved under conditions of depressant GG 2.5 mg/dm3, collector CSU11 10 mg/dm3 and frother MIBC (Methyl isobutyl carbinol) 10 mg/dm3 at pH 5.3. As to mixed minerals flotation, the Cu grade and recovery in the concentrate is 21.35 % and 85.12 %, respectively, indicating that GG has a selective depression effect on jamesonite. Flotation kinetics shows that the addition of GG can dramatically reduce the floatability of jamesonite but hardly influences that of chalcopyrite. The zeta potential and adsorption reveal that the depressant GG adsorbs strongly on the surface of jamesonite. Infrared spectra reveal a dominant chemisorption between GG and jamesonite, while GG occurs weak chemisorption on chalcopyrite surface. This is the reason why GG has excellent selectivity for jamesonite and less effect on chalcopyrite.
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