In order to selectively separate smithsonite and calcite using potassium lauryl phosphate as collector and reveal the depression mechanism, the approaches of micro-flotation and zeta potential measurements were adopted. The effects of sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP), water glass (WG), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and lignosulfonate calcium (LSC) as depressants on smithsonite and calcite have been studied through micro-flotation. The single mineral flotation tests show that LSC can depress calcite, but it has little effect on smithsonite flotation. Flotation separation of a mixture of smithsonite and calcite can be completed to obtain a zinc concentrate grade up to 33.85% Zn with a recovery of 70.06%. The zeta potential results illustrate that LSC has higher tendency to be adsorbed on the surface of calcite. However, there is little adsorption of LSC on smithsonite.
Flotation separation of chalcopyrite from talc is difficult because of the natural hydrophobicity of two minerals. In this work, the flotation separation of chalcopyrite from talc using N-carboxymethyl chitosan as a depressant for talc was studied. The micro-flotation results indicated that the flotation separation of chalcopyrite from talc cannot be realized effectively at pH 9 with low concentration of N-carboxymethyl chitosan, in the presence of calcium ions, talc was more efficiently depressed by N-carboxymethyl chitosan, while the chalcopyrite recovery was not influenced. Contact angle, zeta potential and adsorption results showed that Ca2+ and CaOH+ absorbed on the talc surface and increased the absorption amount of N-carboxymethyl chitosan on the mineral surface, and increased hydrophilicity of talc surface, resulting the selective depression for talc in chalcopyrite flotation.
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