Flotation is often employed to separate valuable natural minerals and gangue minerals.However,few studies have been conducted on artificial mineral flotation.Anosovite,the primary mineral in titanium slag,is a typical...Flotation is often employed to separate valuable natural minerals and gangue minerals.However,few studies have been conducted on artificial mineral flotation.Anosovite,the primary mineral in titanium slag,is a typical artificial mineral that can be enriched by flotation.In the present work,flotation behavior and adsorption mechanism of anosovite in salicylhydroxamic acid(SHA)solution were studied.The influence of pH and SHA dosage on anosovite flotability was investigated.Micro-flotation test results show that a pH range of 7–8.5 is available for SHA to collect anosovite.A maximum recovery of 93.26%can be obtained with SHA dosage of only 4×10.5 mol/L.In addition,TOC,zeta potential,FTIR,SEM-EDS,and XPS analyses were used to study the adsorption mechanism.Results demonstrated that SHA adsorption is governed by chemisorption.XPS studies further suggested that chemical adsorption occurred at the Ti sites on the anosovite surface.展开更多
基金Project(51090385) supported by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(121102000000160001,121102000000170013) supported by the Ministry of Land and Resources Department Budget,China+1 种基金Project(DD20179133) supported by the Geological Survey and Evaluation Project of ChinaProject(2018M641439) supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
文摘Flotation is often employed to separate valuable natural minerals and gangue minerals.However,few studies have been conducted on artificial mineral flotation.Anosovite,the primary mineral in titanium slag,is a typical artificial mineral that can be enriched by flotation.In the present work,flotation behavior and adsorption mechanism of anosovite in salicylhydroxamic acid(SHA)solution were studied.The influence of pH and SHA dosage on anosovite flotability was investigated.Micro-flotation test results show that a pH range of 7–8.5 is available for SHA to collect anosovite.A maximum recovery of 93.26%can be obtained with SHA dosage of only 4×10.5 mol/L.In addition,TOC,zeta potential,FTIR,SEM-EDS,and XPS analyses were used to study the adsorption mechanism.Results demonstrated that SHA adsorption is governed by chemisorption.XPS studies further suggested that chemical adsorption occurred at the Ti sites on the anosovite surface.
