Study on the selective separation of magnetite and hornblende using soluble starch
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摘要: 角闪石为含铁硅酸盐矿物,与磁铁矿性质接近难以分离。通过单矿物浮选、人工混合矿浮选及实际矿物浮选试验探究了可溶性苛化淀粉TF作为磁铁矿抑制剂的可行性,并利用接触角、Zeta电位、傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)分析手段揭示了TF在磁铁矿表面的作用机制。结果表明,在pH=7、捕收剂609用量7.5 mg/L、TF用量10 mg/L的条件下,TF能有效抑制磁铁矿,但对角闪石抑制效果不明显。实际矿石浮选试验进一步证实,TF不仅可作为磁铁矿与角闪石分离的高效抑制剂,还可缓解泡沫量过多的现象。TF吸附在磁铁矿表面,使其亲水性显著提高,并通过其分子结构中-COOH、-OH等含氧基团与磁铁矿表面的Fe原子形成配位键,产生化学吸附,有效阻碍了捕收剂609在磁铁矿表面的吸附。Abstract: Hornblende is a ferrous silicate mineral with similar floatability to magnetite, making the two minerals difficult to separate. The feasibility of Soluble Causticized Starch (TF) as depressant of magnetite was assessed in the single-mineral, artificial-mixed-ore and natural ore flotation test. Meanwhile, the adsorption mechanisms of TF on magnetite surface were investigated through contact angle measurement, Zeta potential measurement, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The flotation test results showed that under the condition of pH=7, 7.5 mg/L collector 609 and 10 mg/L TF could effectively depress magnetite, but the depression effect on hornblende was not obvious. Flotation tests on raw ore further confirmed that TF not only could be used as an depressant for the separation of magnetite and hornblende, but also alleviate excessive foam formation. TF adsorbs on the surface of magnetite, thereby significantly increasing its hydrophilicity. Oxygen-containing functional groups -COOH, -OH forming coordination bonds with surface Fe of magnetite via chemical adsorption hinders the adsorption of collector 609 on magnetite surface effectively.
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Key words:
- magnetite /
- hornblende /
- flotation /
- depressant /
- chemical adsorption
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表 1 抑制剂TF用量对实际矿物粗选试验及泡沫量的影响
Table 1. Effect of inhibitor TF dosage on actual ore roughing test results and froth quantity
TF/(g·t−1) Yield/% Grade/% Recovery/% Foam volume/mL 0 61.81 66.4 72.35 2600 200 65.18 66.63 74.64 2500 500 69.08 65.96 79.13 1900 -
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