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- Title
Understanding the collection behavior of gangue minerals in fine flake graphite flotation.
- Authors
Wenlu Xu; Kangkang Sun; Yangshuai Qiu; Lingyan Zhang; Luo Yang; Shaowei Wei; Dafa Ding
- Abstract
Flotation is one of the most common and effective methods for the beneficiation of natural graphite resources. However, the upgrading efficiency of flotation is always finite due to the undesirable collection of gangue minerals. In this work, the collecting mechanism of three typical gangue minerals, including mica, quartz, and feldspar, in fine flake graphite flotation was investigated. Results of batch flotation tests for single-minerals and artificial mixtures confirmed the enhanced collection of gangues in the presence of graphite particles. Contact angle and zeta potential results and theoretical calculations of the interaction between graphite and gangue particles based on typical DLVO theory indicated that it is impossible to collect gangue minerals by true flotation or through heterocoagulation with graphite particles. The fitting results of accumulated gangue recoveries and accumulated water recoveries using the Warren method demonstrated that most gangue minerals entered the concentrate through entrainment, with a small proportion by bubble inclusions.
- Subjects
FLOTATION; MINERALS; DLVO theory; COAGULATION; ZETA potential; CONTACT angle; GRAPHITE
- Publication
Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing, 2022, Vol 58, Issue 1, p101
- ISSN
1643-1049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37190/ppmp/144408