Title

Influence of polysorbate 80 on the flotation of zinc oxide ores with amines.

Authors

Qiaoling Xie; Dandan Wang; Zhichao Han; Huchun Tao; Sitong Liu

Abstract

In this study, the influence of polysorbate 80 on zinc oxide flotation was investigated with an amine collector. The results indicated that the pretreatment of amines with polysorbate 80 enhanced the Zn grade and recovery obtained using zinc oxide flotation. Desliming prior to flotation is not suggested based on the results of this study. The appropriate temperature for flotation was as low as 8 °C, and this flotation method also could be applied to different types of zinc oxide ores. Under optimum flotation conditions, a concentrate with a Zn grade of 48.34% and a Zn recovery of 95.97% was obtained.

Subjects

ZINC ores; POLYSORBATE 80; AMINE oxides; FLOTATION; ZINC oxide; ZINC oxide synthesis

Publication

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing, 2022, Vol 58, Issue 1, p149

ISSN

1643-1049

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.37190/ppmp/145145