Comprehensive Recovery of Cu and Mo from Molybdenum Cleaner Tailings by Selective Flocculation Flotation
The granularity of a molybdenum cleaner tailings from Henan Province was fine,with-23 μm grade accounting for 65%.The Cu and Mo grades of the tailings were 0.20%and 0.08%,respectively,which had a certain recovery value.PADD flocculant was synthesized by introducing hydrophobic monomer-dodecyl gluconide on acrylamide,which had a good hydrophobicity.In the work,PADD was used as flocculant to recovery fine Cu-Mo sulfide ore from the molybdenum cleaner tailings via selective flocculation flotation.Under the conditions of pulp pH 4.2,the dosages of sodium hempetaphosphate,PADD,cupric sulfate,kerosene,ethylthiamine and 2#oil were 500 g/t,150 g/t,100 g/t,170 g/t,151 g/t and 60 g/t,respectively,the closed circuit of once roughing flotation,once scavenging flotation,twice cleaning flotation,and the middles Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ were combined return to the roughing flotation were performed.The obtained final mixed concentrate had the Cu grade of 12.054%,Cu recovery of 89.98%,Mo grade of 3.214%,and Mo recovery of 64.20%,which efficiently comprehensive recovered the valuable Cu and Mo from the molybdenum cleaner tailings.Based on the strong hydrophobicity,PADD selectively flocculated micro-fine copper molybdenum sulfide ore mainly through the hydrophobic force,and then significantly improved the selective flocculation flotation effect of micro-fine copper molybdenum sulfide ore in molybdenum tailings.