Improving the sulfidation-flotation of fine cuprite by hydrophobic flocculation pretreatment  

作　　者：Qian-yu Sun Wan-zhong Yin Dong Li Ya-feng Fu Ji-wei Xue Jin Yao 

机构地区：[1]College of Resources and Civil Engineering,Northeastern University [2]College of Zijin Mining,Fuzhou University

出　　处：《International Journal of Minerals,Metallurgy and Materials》2018年第11期1256-1262,共7页矿物冶金与材料学报（英文版）

基　　金：financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51374079 and 51504053); the Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talent Project of Liaoning Province (No. 2014921014);the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 2015M571324)

摘　　要：Hydrophobic flocculation pretreatment was performed to assess its effect on the recovery of fine cuprite in sulfidation-flotation. The results of the micro-flotation experiment showed that cuprite recovery is related to the particle size, and that an excessive content of fine particles(<18 μm) impacted the recovery of coarse particles. When hydrophobic flocculation pretreatment was used, the recovery of fine cuprite in sulfidation-flotation increased from 60.3% to 86.3% under optimum conditions(pH 9.5; sodium oleate concentration, 2 × 10^(-4) mol×L^(-1); stirring time, 6 min; stirring speed, 1600 r×min^(-1)). The laser particle size analysis and optical microscopy results indicate that hydrophobic flocculation pretreatment effectively reduces the content of fine cuprite, and augments the apparent particle size in the pulp. We performed the Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek(DLVO) theory and extended DLVO theory calculations to further support the interpretation of the results.Hydrophobic flocculation pretreatment was performed to assess its effect on the recovery of fine cuprite in sulfidation-flotation. The results of the micro-flotation experiment showed that cuprite recovery is related to the particle size, and that an excessive content of fine particles(<18 μm) impacted the recovery of coarse particles. When hydrophobic flocculation pretreatment was used, the recovery of fine cuprite in sulfidation-flotation increased from 60.3% to 86.3% under optimum conditions(pH 9.5; sodium oleate concentration, 2 × 10^(-4) mol×L^(-1); stirring time, 6 min; stirring speed, 1600 r×min^(-1)). The laser particle size analysis and optical microscopy results indicate that hydrophobic flocculation pretreatment effectively reduces the content of fine cuprite, and augments the apparent particle size in the pulp. We performed the Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek(DLVO) theory and extended DLVO theory calculations to further support the interpretation of the results.

关 键 词：FINE CUPRITE sulfidation-flotation hydrophobic flocculation PRETREATMENT extened DLVO theory calculation 

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