[HTML][HTML] Insight into mineral flotation fundamentals through the DFT method

W Cui, J Chen - International Journal of Mining Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flotation is a complex process that occurs in solid–liquid-gas multiphase systems, and its
main factors include the minerals, separation medium, as well as various flotation reagents …

Thermo-mineralization of biomass for metal oxide recovery: A review

KO Iwuozor, EC Emenike, JO Ighalo, TT Micheal… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar is a solid product generated during the thermochemical processes of biomass, such
as pyrolysis, hydrothermal carbonization, torrefaction, and gasification. As a material …

Influence of biochar and soil properties on soil and plant tissue concentrations of Cd and Pb: A meta-analysis

HA Albert, X Li, P Jeyakumar, L Wei, L Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of biochar to soils contaminated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has
received particular attention due to its ability to reduce PTE uptake by the plants. Therefore …

Effect of biochar amendment on metal mobility, phytotoxicity, soil enzymes, and metal-uptakes by wheat (Triticum aestivum) in contaminated soils

B Pandey, S Suthar, N Chand - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of low-cost substances such as biochar could be a sustainable approach to reduce
the mobility, accumulation, and toxic impact of heavy metals in crop systems. This study …

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 …

Evaluation of the difference in adsorption of sodium alginate as an efficient and non-toxic arsenopyrite depressant on the surface of arsenopyrite and chalcopyrite

H Qiu, X Sun, B Wu, J Chen, C Zheng - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, sodium alginate (SA) was used as a selective depressant, combined with
potassium permanganate oxidizing pretreatment, which will benefit the separation of …

Insight into selective depression of sodium thioglycallate on arsenopyrite flotation: Adsorption mechanism and constructure

W Dong, R Liu, C Wang, X Zhu, Z Xie, W Sun - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenopyrite is a hazardous substance exist in copper concentrate, thus causing serious
environmental pollution during the smelting process. However, the selective depression of …

[HTML][HTML] Flotation behaviors of chalcopyrite and galena using ferrate (VI) as a depressant

Y Zheng, Y Huang, P Hu, X Qiu, J Lv, L Bao - International Journal of Mining …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the effects of potassium ferrate (PF) on the flotation performances of
chalcopyrite and galena. The flotation results showed that PF obviously depressed galena …

Activation mechanism of ammonium oxalate with pyrite in the lime system and its response to flotation separation of pyrite from arsenopyrite

R Liao, S Wen, Q Feng, J Deng, H Lai - International Journal of Minerals …, 2023 - Springer
The activation properties of ammonium oxalate on the flotation of pyrite and arsenopyrite in
the lime system were studied in this work. Single mineral flotation tests showed that the …

Effect of lead ions treatment on the flotation behavior of lime-depressed pyrite in a butyl xanthate system

L Wang, B Wei, H Wang, P Shen, D Liu - Separation and Purification …, 2025 - Elsevier
Pyrite is often found alongside other sulfide minerals and is typically suppressed by lime
during industrial flotation to selectively enrich with other valuable minerals. Given the …