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Effect of Eh and pH on the flotation of enargite using seawater
Minerals Engineering ( IF 4.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106612
Rodrigo Yepsen , Leopoldo Gutierrez

Abstract The presence of enargite in porphyry-copper deposits is an important matter as this sulfosalt displays good floatability in the presence of the collectors which are usually used in the flotation of copper sulfides, thus it readily floats and contaminate the copper concentrates. Scarcity of water resources is a relevant problem in the Chilean mining industry and the use of seawater in the mineral processing plants is today a feasible solution. The flotation behaviors of copper sulfides and molybdenite in seawater was studied to some extent, but the enargite behavior in this aqueous medium has seldom been investigated. The objective of this work was to study the flotation behavior of enargite in seawater under different pulp electrochemical potentials (Eh) and pH. The independent effects of calcium and magnesium were also evaluated. The experimental results show that enargite flotation in seawater is depressed at both reducing and oxidizing conditions at pH = 9. At pH = 10.5 enargite is strongly depressed to values even below 20% at the whole range of Eh studied which may be explained by the adhesion of magnesium hydroxo-complexes to the enargite surfaces rendering it hydrophilic. The depressing effect of calcium on enargite flotation is stronger than the depressing effect of magnesium, although calcium concentration in seawater is lower. This conclusion may be related to the presence of highly stable compounds such as hydrophilic calcium arsenates on the enargite surface.

中文翻译:

Eh 和 pH 值对海水浮选 Enargite 的影响

摘要 斑岩铜矿床中存在精金矿是一个重要问题,因为这种硫盐在通常用于硫化铜浮选的捕收剂存在下表现出良好的可浮性,因此很容易上浮并污染铜精矿。水资源短缺是智利采矿业的一个相关问题,如今在矿物加工厂中使用海水是一个可行的解决方案。对硫化铜和辉钼矿在海水中的浮选行为进行了一定程度的研究,但很少研究这种水介质中的精金矿行为。这项工作的目的是研究在不同纸浆电化学电位 (Eh) 和 pH 值下海水中 enargite 的浮选行为。还评估了钙和镁的独立作用。实验结果表明,在 pH = 9 的还原和氧化条件下,海水中的 enargite 浮选均受到抑制。在 pH = 10.5 时,在所研究的整个 Eh 范围内,enargite 的值甚至低于 20%,这可能是由于粘附力镁羟基络合物到 enargite 表面使其亲水。钙对磷灰石浮选的抑制作用强于镁的抑制作用,尽管海水中的钙浓度较低。这一结论可能与高稳定性化合物的存在有关,例如在 enargite 表面上存在亲水性砷酸钙。在所研究的整个 Eh 范围内,5 enargite 甚至低于 20% 的值,这可能是由于镁羟基络合物粘附在 enargite 表面上,使其具有亲水性。钙对磷灰石浮选的抑制作用强于镁的抑制作用,尽管海水中的钙浓度较低。这一结论可能与高稳定性化合物的存在有关,例如在 enargite 表面上存在亲水性砷酸钙。在所研究的整个 Eh 范围内,5 enargite 甚至低于 20% 的值,这可能是由于镁羟基配合物粘附在 enargite 表面上,使其具有亲水性。钙对磷灰石浮选的抑制作用强于镁的抑制作用,尽管海水中的钙浓度较低。这一结论可能与高稳定性化合物的存在有关,例如在 enargite 表面上存在亲水性砷酸钙。
更新日期:2020-12-01
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