Depressants for separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite: Review and prospects

J Hao, J Liu, Y Yu, H Gao, X Qin, X Bai - Minerals Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper and molybdenum are important metal resources, efficient treatment and utilization of
copper and molybdenum ores are of great significance to the development of economy and …

Recent progress on research of molybdenite flotation: A review

G Yi, E Macha, J Van Dyke, RE Macha, T McKay… - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Molybdenum is an important alloy element for metallurgical industry because of its high
temperature stability. As the major mineral reserve for molybdenum, molybdenite (MoS 2) is …

Froth flotation of chalcopyrite/pyrite ore: a critical review

CI Castellón, N Toro, E Gálvez, P Robles, WH Leiva… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present work an intense bibliographic search is developed, with updated information
on the microscopic fundamentals that govern the behavior of flotation operations of …

Flotation separation of fluorite from calcite using sulfonated lignite as depressant

Y Cui, F Jiao, Q Wei, X Wang, L Dong - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, sulfonated lignite (SL) was studied as the depressant in the separation of
fluorite and calcite with sodium oleate (NaOL) as the collector. The flotation recovery of …

The flotation separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite using a polymer depressant and insights to its adsorption mechanism

X Zhang, L Lu, Y Cao, J Yang, W Che, J Liu - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, the poly (acrylamide-allyl thiourea)(PAM-ATU) with an average
molecular weight of approximately 1.66× 10 4 g/mol was introduced as the chalcopyrite …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of humic acid adsorption as a flotation separation depressant on the complex silicates and hematite

A Tohry, R Dehghan, M Zarei, SC Chelgani - Minerals Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Humic acid (HA), as an environmentally friendly depressant, absorbed significant attention
for possible cleaner production within mineral separation by selective separation, especially …

Eco-friendly and biodegradable depressants in chalcopyrite flotation: A review

AK Saim, FK Darteh - Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Depressants are critical reagents for the selective separation of minerals in froth flotation.
They serve a vital role in preferentially making the gangue minerals hydrophilic and prevent …

Adsorption characteristics and mechanisms of O-Carboxymethyl chitosan on chalcopyrite and molybdenite

D Yuan, K Cadien, Q Liu, H Zeng - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract O-Carboxymethyl chitosan (O-CMC), a nontoxic and biodegradable derivative of
the natural polysaccharide-chitosan, was recently found to be a viable alternative for the …

Adsorption performance and mechanism of eco-friendly and efficient depressant galactomannan in flotation separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite

X Wang, P Gao, J Liu, X Gu, Y Han - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
The effective separation of chalcopyrite and molybdenite is the most serious challenge for
the utilization of copper and molybdenum resources. One of the effective methods to solve …

Separation of molybdenite from chalcopyrite with thiolactic acid depressant: Flotation behavior and mechanism

W HUANG, H TANG, CAO Yang, R LIU… - … of Nonferrous Metals …, 2023 - Elsevier
The separation of molybdenite and chalcopyrite is a major challenge because of their similar
floatability. It is essential to discover a depressant for selectively inhibiting chalcopyrite in a …