Flotation in the Presence of Sodium Sulphide

Abstract The sodium sulphide-induced collectorless flotation of several minerals are first introduced in this chapter. The results obtained are that sodium sulphide-induced collectorless flotation of sulphide minerals is strong for pyrite while galena, jamesonite and chalcopyrite have no sodium sulphide-induced collectorless flotability. And the nature of hydrophobic entity is then determined through J h-pH diagram and cyclic voltammogram, which is element sulphur. It is further proved widi the results of surface analysis and sulphur-extract. In the end, the self-induced and sodium sulphide-induced collectorless flotations are compared. And it is found that the order is just reverse in sodium sulphide-induced flotation to the one in self-induced collectorless flotation. 

Keywords sodium sulphide-induced collectorless flotation h-pH diagram 

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Chapter 3 Collectorless Flotation in the Presence of Sodium Sulphide... 

The flotation results of three sulphide minerals in the presence of sodium sulphide are presented in Fig. 3.1 as recovery-concentration curves. In contrast to self-induced collectorless flotation, pyrite and arsenopyrite are strongly floatable while chalcopyrite and galena are weakly floatable in the presence of sodium sulphide. 

The influence of copper ion on the flotation of zinc-iron sulphide minerals in the presence of depressant with butyl xanthate l.Ox 10 mol/L as a collector is presented in Fig. 6.11 to Fig. 6.14. It can be seen from Fig. 6.11 and Fig. 6.12 that in the presence of 120 mg/L 2-hydroxyl ethyl dithio carbonic sodium (GXl) and 2,3 dihydroxyl propyl dithio carbonic sodium (GX2), marmatite is activated by copper ion and exhibits very good flotation with a recovery above 90% in the pH range of 4-8. The flotation of arsenopyrite and pyrrhotite is poor with a... 

Figure 6.13 and Fig. 6.14 demonstrate the flotation results of zinc-iron sulphide minerals with l.Ox lO mel/L butyl xanthate as a collector in the presence of (1-carbonic sodium-2-hydroxyl) sodium propronate dithio carbonic sodium (TX3) or (1-carbonic sodium-2-sodium acetate) sodium propronate dithio carbonic... 

From the Eqs. (3-1) to (3-13), the h-pH diagram of sodium sulphide solution is constructed with element sulphxir as metastable phase considering the presence of barrier (about 300kJ/mol) or overpotential (about 3.114 mV) of sulphide oxidation to sulphate and shown in Fig. 3.7. It is obvious that the lower limit of potential of sodium sulphide-induced collectorless flotation of pyrite, pyrrhotite and arsenopyrite at various pH agree well with the potential defined respectively by reactions of Eq. (3-9) producing elemental sulphur. The initial potential... 

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