Synergistic activation of smithsonite with copper-ammonium species for enhancing surface reactivity and xanthate adsorption

作     者：Wenjuan Zhao Bin Yang Yahui Yi Qicheng Feng Dianwen Liu Wenjuan Zhao;Bin Yang;Yahui Yi;Qicheng Feng;Dianwen Liu

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean UtilizationFaculty of Land Resource EngineeringKunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming 650093China Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy EngineeringKunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming 650093China Yunnan Key Laboratory of Green Separation and Enrichment of Strategic Mineral ResourcesKunming University of Science and TechnologyKunming 650093China 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Mining Science and Technology》 (矿业科学技术学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第33卷第4期

页      面：519-527页

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学科分类：081902[工学-矿物加工工程] 0819[工学-矿业工程] 08[工学] 

基　　金：supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52264026) Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects(Nos.202301AW070018,and 202101BE070001-009) 

主　　题：Smithsonite surface reactivity Synergistic activation Copper-ammonium species Surface hydrophobicity Enhanced recovery 

摘      要：Copper ions(Cu^(2+))are usually added to activate the sulfidized surface of zinc oxide minerals to enhance xanthate attachment using sulfidization xanthate flotation *** adsorption of Cu^(2+)and xanthate on the sulfidized surface was investigated in various systems,and its effect on the surface hydrophobicity and flotation performance was revealed by multiple analytical methods and experiments.X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry(To F-SIMS)characterization demonstrated that the adsorption of Cu^(2+)on sulfidized smithsonite surfaces increased the active Cu—S content,regardless of treatment in any activation *** sulfidized surface pretreated with NH_(4)^(+)-Cu^(2+)created favorable conditions for the adsorption of more Cu^(2+),significantly enhancing the smithsonite *** potential determination,ultraviolet(UV)-visible spectroscopy,Fourier transform-infrared(FT-IR)measurements,and contact angle detection showed that xanthate was chemically adsorbed on the sulfidized surface,and its adsorption capacity in various systems was illustrated from qualitative and quantitative *** comparison to the Na2S–Cu^(2+)and Cu^(2+)–Na2S–Cu^(2+)systems,xanthate exhibited a higher adsorption capacity on sulfidized smithsonite surfaces in NH_(4)^(+)-Cu^(2+)–Na2S–Cu^(2+)***,activation with Cu^(2+)–NH4+synergistic species prior to sulfidization significantly enhanced the mineral surface hydrophobicity,thereby increasing its flotation recovery.