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    Synergistic Effect of DBP with CTAB on Flotation Separation of Quartz from Collophane

    Year: 2021

    Journal: Minerals, Volume 11, NOV

    Authors: Wu, Zhongxian; Tao, Dongping; Zhang, Patrick; Jiang, Xiaojun; Jiang, Man

    Organizations: Natural Science Foundation of China

    Keywords: quartz; collophane; DBP; silicon removal reagent; aggregation; entrainment

    Collophane is difficult to upgrade by reverse flotation of quartz with amine collector alone due to its low grade, complex structure, fine dissemination grain size, etc. This investigation was conducted to explore the synergistic effect of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) as a surfactant with cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as the collector on the separation of quartz from collophane by means of micro-flotation tests, surface tension and aggregate size measurements, and froth water mass fraction/recovery characterization. It was found that DBP reduced the surface tension of the reagent solution and enhanced the collision probability between bubbles and quartz particles by increasing the size of aggregates through increased hydrophobic interaction between the quartz particles and DBP droplets. The addition of DBP reduced the entrainment of fine collophane particles as a result of improved defoaming and increased the flotation recovery of quartz without resulting in any flotation of collophane at dosages lower than 200 mg/L. Flotation test results with the binary artificial mineral mixture showed that DBP improved the P2O5 recovery, SiO2 rejection, and P2O5 grade by up to 7%, 12%, and 1%, respectively.
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