Journal of Northeastern University Natural Science ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7): 1013-1016.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2016.07.022

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Influence and Mechanism of Metal Ions on Flotation of Molybdenite

YUAN Zhi-tao1, ZHANG Qi-dong1,2, LIU Jiong-tian1,3   

  1. 1. School of Resources & Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; 2. National Engineering Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China; 3. School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
  • Received:2015-06-10 Revised:2015-06-10 Online:2016-07-15 Published:2016-07-13
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Abstract: The influences and mechanism of metal ions on the flotation of molybdenite were investigated by flotation experiments and measurements of zeta potential with single molybdenite. The results show that Ca2+, Cu2+, Pb2+and Fe3+can adsorb on the surface of molybdenite. Ions like Cu2+, Pb2+and Fe3+ can depress flotation of molybdenite while Ca2+ shows no significant influence. Solution chemistry calculations confirm that the hydrophobic surfaces of molybdenite become hydrophilic and molybdenite flotation is depressed within certain pH range due to hetero-coagulation of the metal hydroxides of Cu2+, Pb2+and Fe3+on both the polar and nonpolar surfaces of molybdenite.

Key words: molybdenite, metal ions, flotation, depression, adsorption

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