The dissolution and passivation mechanism of chalcopyrite in bioleaching: An overview

H Zhao, Y Zhang, X Zhang, L Qian, M Sun, Y Yang… - Minerals …, 2019 - Elsevier
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) is the most abundant copper-containing resource in the earth and is
also widely distributed in solid wastes and secondary resources. Biohydrometallurgy …

Chalcopyrite hydrometallurgy at atmospheric pressure: 1. Review of acidic sulfate, sulfate–chloride and sulfate–nitrate process options

HR Watling - Hydrometallurgy, 2013 - Elsevier
The need to process low-grade and/or complex chalcopyrite-containing ores that cannot be
concentrated is the main driver for the development of hydrometallurgical processes. The …

Dissolution and passivation mechanisms of chalcopyrite during bioleaching: DFT calculation, XPS and electrochemistry analysis

J Wang, X Gan, H Zhao, M Hu, K Li, W Qin, G Qiu - Minerals Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, density functional theory (DFT) calculation, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
(XPS) and electrochemistry analysis were carried out to investigate the dissolution process …

New insights into the surface relaxation and oxidation of chalcopyrite exposed to O2 and H2O: A first-principles DFT study

Z Wei, Y Li, H Gao, Y Zhu, G Qian, J Yao - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to unravel the oxidation mechanism (s) of chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) surfaces, the
surface anisotropy of CuFeS 2 was investigated under both dry and aqueous atmospheres …

New insight into the anisotropic property and wettability of molybdenite: A DFT study

Z Wei, Y Li, L Huang - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to better understand the floatability of molybdenite (MoS 2), the anisotropic
properties of MoS 2 faces and edges were investigated, followed by the adsorption of H 2 O …

Combined DFT and XPS investigation of iodine anions adsorption on the sulfur terminated (001) chalcopyrite surface

K Li, Y Zhao, P Zhang, C He, J Deng, S Ding… - Applied Surface …, 2016 - Elsevier
The adsorption of iodine anions (iodide and iodate) on the sulfur terminated (001)
chalcopyrite surface has been systematically investigated combining first-principles …

Influence of galvanic interaction between chalcopyrite and galena on electrochemical and flotation behaviour of chalcopyrite

B Ke, J Chen - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Chalcopyrite is often associated with galena in nature, which brings great difficulties to the
flotation recovery of chalcopyrite. One of the main reasons for these difficulties is that …

DFT + U and Low-Temperature XPS Studies of Fe-Depleted Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) Surfaces: A Focus on Polysulfide Species

V Nasluzov, A Shor, A Romanchenko… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The initial release of cations upon oxidation of metal sulfides commonly produces a metal-
deficient surface and undersurface layers, which should greatly affect the properties of …

Role of improving molybdenite flotation by using aromatic hydrocarbon collector in high-calcium water: A multiscale investigation

H Wan, P Yi, X Song, S Luukkanen, J Qu, W Yang… - Minerals …, 2023 - Elsevier
The poor molybdenite flotation behavior in high-calcium water is mainly caused by the fact
that Ca 2+ ions can inhibit the adsorption effect of hydrocarbon oils on the molybdenite …

Hydration mechanism of molybdenite affected by surface oxidation: New insights from DFT and MD simulations

W Pan, S Li, Y Zhu, L Gao, Z Ma, Y Cao, S Du - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
The oxidation and hydration of molybdenite surfaces cannot be avoided during the crushing
and flotation processes in industry, which adversely affects its clean separation and …