It can be seen from Fig. 3a that pH value has a great influence on flotation process of galena and Ag-bearing galena: when the pH ranging from 7 to 10, using ADD and EX as collector, the recovery of Ag-bearing galena is always obvious higher than galena, and reaches a maximum at 9.5; when the pH ranging from 10 to 12, regardless …Web
1. Introduction. Galena (PbS) and sphalerite (ZnS) are the main sources of lead and zinc and usually associated in sulfide deposits. Because of the similar surface properties of these two minerals, their flotation separation is a persistent topic of interest in mineral processing [1].Xanthate is the most commonly used collector for sulfide mineral …Web
Flotation is the most effective method to separate galena and sphalerite (Bandini et al., 2001). It uses the difference in the surface hydrophobicity of minerals to …Web
This communication presents a model structure for the flotation recovery of middling particles (10–90% liberation). Fourteen datasets from the literature were studied (galena flotation), which involved different flotation systems and operating conditions. The flotation responses allowed the model flexibility to be evaluated under a range of …Web
Plant usage has demonstrated that dithiophosphinates exhibit higher selectivity and flotation rates for Cu sulfides, galena, and precious metal values in the …Web
Results of galena flotation served as a basis for the constructed MiniTab model, the adequacy of which may be confirmed by high F-values and low p-values: F …Web
The effect of different collectors and pH values were investigated in the obtained optimum flotation condition. The results indicated that the mixture of Aero 404 Promoter collector with Potassium Ethyl xanthate (PEX) has the ... pre-flotation, which is a flotation stage prior to the galena flotation, is employed to remove part of the organic ...Web
With increasing pH, the magnitude of negative zeta potential values of galena increased and the concentration of Pb 2+ in the pulp decreased which resulted in lower …Web
Upon the introduction of PMA–EDTC, a significant increase in the absolute value of the Zeta potential of galena is noted. This enhancement could be attributed to the presence of hydroxyl groups (–COOH) and dithiocarbamate groups (–NH–(C=S) ... effectively achieving the suppression of the galena flotation. 4. ConclusionsWeb
The surface of galena is hydrophilic and has high wettability. Xanthates are the most common collectors used in galena flotation [3,4]. There are several studies carried out to enhance the galena flotation. SONG et al [5] flocculated the galena fines with potassium amyl xanthate (KAX) and performed floc flotation.Web
Tailings from the 6 cell regrind flotation machine contain the zinc values which are conditioned in a 5'x5′ Super-Agitator and Conditioner. The zinc is cleaned and recleaned in a 6 cell No. 15 "Sub-A" Flotation Machine. ... By far the most important lead mineral is the sulphide, galena. In many of the ores in which it occurs it is ...Web
In this research work, the behavior of different iron concentrations in galena collectorless flotation in acid and alkaline medium is studied. The results found indicate the depression of the mineral (27% w/w of flotation) in the presence of 25 mg/L of ferric ion at pH 10 and a pulp potential ( Eh) of + 81 mV, with similar values of Eh and pH ...Web
The flotation tests of single and mixed minerals confirm that CSD7 can achieve an efficient separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite, galena and pyrite in a collector-free flotation system. Under the concentration of CSD7 with 5 × 10 −4 mol/L and pulp pH of 7, the grades of molybdenite concentrate are higher than 50%, and the ...Web
Addition of cyanide enhances the flotation recovery of galena for Eh values between - 200 mV to circa +300 mV, above which there is a decrease in recovery compared to the absence of cyanide. 720 J. RALSTON 0 A 40 CN=O.O kg/t CN=O. 10 kg/t CN=0.20 kg/t i 0 I I I I I -600 -400 -200 0 200 400 Eh (mV) 600 Fig.4 Recovery of galena as a …Web
The adsorption of some flotation reagents on galena is affected by the chemical composition of the process water used. This study evaluated the effects of water quality on the adsorption of the collector xanthate and the depressant dextrin. For this purpose, the effect on the adsorption of ions typically present in process water of a …Web
The flotation experiment results proved that the selective flotation capacity of the four collectors for galena was DPTZ > ADCT > DPTU > . Especially for DPTZ, …Web
The galena is then floated with the addition of cresylic acid or pine oil in conjunction with one or more of the xanthates or aerofloat, the zinc minerals passing in the tailing to the second stage of flotation. …Web
Figure 3 presents the effect of different pH values on the flotation recovery of chalcopyrite (a) and galena (b) under different depressant systems (flotation condition: SBX = 5 mg/L, K 2 Cr 2 O 7 = 40mg/L, Na 2 S = 250mg/L, MA/AA = 30 mg/L). It can be seen that chalcopyrite and galena have a high flotation recovery rate (above 95%) in the ...Web
Enhancement of galena-potassium ethyl xanthate flotation system by low power ultrasound. ... In addition, more negative zeta potential values were obtained with ultrasound as well as higher contact angle and lower bubble-particle attachment time, which indicated the increased hydrophobicity of galena with ultrasound. ...Web
The flotation experiments show that the flotation collectors, ammonium dibutyl dithiophosphate (ADD) and aniline aerofloat (AAF), exhibit superior selectivity for galena over sphalerite (Fig. 4). The static calculations show that ADD and AAF have nearly the same adsorption energies on the sphalerite and galena surfaces ( Table 5 ).Web
Different milling conditions, such as wet or dry, and use of different grinding media have a great impact on the flotation performance of sulphide minerals. In the present study, the effects of wet and dry …Web
Copper and lead are two important and widely used metals in industry. Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) is associated with galena (PbS) in ore, and it has been a research hotspot in separating galena from chalcopyrite by flotation. In this study, the flotation behaviors of chalcopyrite and galena were studied through flotation tests, adsorption …Web
A multi-scale investigation was conducted to study the surface properties of xanthate-absorbed chalcopyrite at elevated temperature to understand the temperature effect on the xanthate's performance during chalcopyrite flotation. Firstly, a macro-scale study was initiated to investigate the temperature effect on the hydrophobicity of mineral …Web
The flotation tests and XPS analyses on galena, sphalerite and pyrite have been carried out in a collecting-depressing-reactivating system (hereafter referred as the CDR system). In this system, sulfide minerals were first collected and activated by the collector, and then depressed strongly by Ca(OH)2 in the strong alkaline solution, and …Web
A flotation device named Aerated Jet Flotation Cell (AJFC) was adopted to improve the separation efficiency of galena flotation. Reducing bubble size and optimizing turbulence distribution were ...Web
The optimum values of air-to-pulp ratio and bias factor in flotation of rather fine sized minerals were determined to be within the range of 1-1.5 and 0.70-0.95, respectively. View Show abstractWeb
Dextrin is used to selectively depress galena during chalcopyrite flotation with xanthate by using NaOH to adjust the pH value of the pulp; the adsorption of dextrin on galena strongly depends on the pH and reaches the …Web
This is the reason why this non-toxic depressant achieved the selective depression of galena from chalcopyrite, leading to efficient flotation separation. XFG−40 mL flotation machine with the ...Web
Froth Flotation. Galena from Brushy Creek, MO, was obtained from Ward's Natural Science. Traces of anglesite were present in the ore due to surface oxidation. For flotation, an ore mixture of 6 pct galena and 94 pct Ottawa sand was used. In order to study fine particle flotation, it was desirable to grind the ore mixture to minus 40 µm.Web
Xanthates are unstable at low pH values ... Pyrite and galena flotation with KEX had recoveries greater than 90% for each mineral (pH = 8). After adding chitosan (0.67 mg/L), the pyrite recovery decreased to 23% (pH 4−9). In a flotation with mixtures of pyrite and galena, the recovery of galena was much higher than separately, concluding that ...Web