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Selective flotation of chalcopyrite from pyrite via seawater oxidation pretreatment

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The flotation separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite has attracted increasing attention due to the con-sumption of vast water resources and depressants.This study proposed the seawater oxidation pretreat-ment for non-depressant flotation separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite,as an effective and environmentally friendly strategy.Without the addition of depressants,seawater oxidation for 3 d effec-tively depressed pyrite flotation,with the highest recovery difference greater than 70%and a selectivity index greater than 6 between chalcopyrite and pyrite.The surface investigation showed that pyrite sur-face was more readily oxidized to form hydrophilic Fe oxidants/oxyhydroxides,as compared to that of chalcopyrite.Further UV-visible spectrophotometer and Fourier transform infrared spectrum(FTIR)results indicated that xanthate was less adsorbed onto the treated pyrite surface,resulting in un-floatable particles.Chalcopyrite surface was changed slightly due to seawater oxidation,thereby insignif-icantly affecting its flotation.The coordination theory was further used to reveal the combination mech-anisms between xanthate and pyrite or chalcopyrite.This study therefore provides a promising strategy to effectively separate chalcopyrite from pyrite,especially in the freshwater-deficient area.

Seawater oxidationChalcopyritePyriteNon-depressant flotationThe coordination theory

Wanqing Li、Yubiao Li、Zhonghong Wang、Xu Yang、Wen Chen

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Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing & Environment,Wuhan University of Technology,Wuhan 430070,China

School of Resources and Environmental Engineering,Wuhan University of Technology,Wuhan 430070,China

Changsha Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Co.Ltd.,Changsha 410012,China

National Natural Science Foundation of China

51974215

2023

矿业科学技术学报(英文版)
中国矿业大学

矿业科学技术学报(英文版)

CSTPCDCSCDEI
影响因子:1.222
ISSN:2095-2686
年,卷(期):2023.33(10)
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