Zinc recovery from Wulagen sulphide flotation plant tail, …

ABSTRACT Smithsonite was refloated and recovered successfully from a low grade (Zn < 1%) zinc oxide ore sample (Wulagen Pb-Zn sulphide flotation tail) in lab batch scale tests using amines and Na2S. Combining sodium sulphide, sodium carbonate and sodium silicate in the rougher stage is suitable for dressing this ore sample. With 1 kg/t …

Efficient flotation recovery of lead and zinc from refractory lead-zinc

In this study, a new flotation approach, a low-alkaline and non-desliming process, was introduced for improving lead and zinc recoveries, lowering production cost and reducing environmental pollution.Lab-scale experiments results show that the new process contributed to the flotation of the complex mixed sulfide-oxide lead and zinc …

Critical importance of pH and collector type on the flotation …

After lead flotation at optimum pH 8, the flotation of zinc at a different pH (5–11.5), with two collector types, was performed to study the recovery and grade of zinc in the zinc concentrate.

Efficient flotation separation of lead–zinc oxide ores using …

Surface wettability is the key to affecting the flotation recovery of minerals; to reduce the hydrophilicity of the lead–zinc oxide mineral surface, sulfidation reconstruction is commonly used to form a sulfide film on the mineral surface, thereby modifying the surface properties of the mineral to achieve efficient flotation separation …

Design and selection of flotation collectors for zinc oxide …

Froth flotation is the most popular method for the recovery of zinc oxide minerals. However, easy to slime, complex composition, high solubility, and reagent control difficulty ( Chen and Tang, 2020, Ejtemaei et al., 2011 ) are severe obstacles on the recovery of zinc resource.

A review of zinc oxide mineral beneficiation using flotation …

Smithsonite is a typical zinc oxide mineral, and the flotation index is not ideal for the recovery of smithsonite via sulfidization–xanthate flotation. In this study, Pb 2+ was used as an activator for the stepwise activation of smithsonite in a sulfidization–xanthate flotation system.

Testing of 17-different leaching agents for the recovery of zinc …

The recovery of zinc from a flotation tailing using 17-different leaching agents, including inorganic and organic acids, alkaline solutions and chelating agents, was investigated. ... The beneficiation of lead–zinc oxide ores using flotation is rather hard compared to sulfides as oxides can dissolve and their surfaces become hydrated easily ...

A review of zinc oxide mineral beneficiation using flotation …

With more and more attention being given to zinc oxide flotation in order to increase recoveries of Zn, a review of the zinc oxide flotation literature is presented together with some recent findings.

Open-Circuit Technology of Zinc Oxide Ore Flotation with …

The sulfidization-amine flotation method is commonly used for the beneficiation of zinc oxide ores. Lanping zinc oxide ores contains 8.40% zinc, with the main mineral being smithsonite; additionally, they have a high mud content. Conventional sulfidization–ammonium flotation presents a low flotation index and unsatisfactory …

Flotation study of oxide zinc ore using cationic-anionic …

A representative sample of zinc oxide from Dashteh Sefid mine was obtained and then mineral characterization studies were done. The results of mineralogical analysis showed that the main zinc-bearing minerals are smithsonite, hemimorphite and gangue minerals are quartz and dolomite. In the present paper, the effect of important …

[PDF] Study on separation of low-grade zinc oxide ore with

With the continuous depletion of a large number of zinc sulphide ores that are easy to treat, the finely disseminated and refractory low-grade zinc oxide ores has become an important source for the production of zinc minerals. In this paper, a sulfurization-amination flotation process has been proposed for concentrating large …

Flotation of a Low-Grade Zinc Oxide Ore After Surface

Flotation of the low-grade zinc oxide ore was achieved after surface modification by sulfidation and reduction at high temperature. A flotation concentrate …

(PDF) Flotation of zinc oxide ore using cationic and cationic …

Flotation of zinc oxide ore using cationic and cationic-anionic mixed collectors 155 Conclusion From two amine collectors used in this study, Armac T acts a little more selectively than Armac C and results in smithsonite concentrate with higher Zn grade while Armac C is effective in enhancing the recovery of Zn.

Flotation of zinc oxide ores by cationic and mixed collectors

The flotation research of zinc oxide ores has been paid more and more attention with the increasing demand for zinc resources. In this particular study, ... while the Zn operating recovery in zinc oxide concentrate improved by 19.52%. Moreover, the total reagent cost of the whole new process significantly declined by 3.93 yuan per ton of ore. ...

Flotation of Aladagˇ oxide lead–zinc ores

Oxide lead–zinc ore sample containing 10.17% Pb, 10.98% Zn, 57 g/t Ag and 164 g/t Cd was subjected to this experimental study and taken from Kayseri located in the foothills of the Aladağ Mountains, Turkey.Preliminary flotation tests with the ore sample indicated that there was no selectivity in terms of zinc recovery; therefore studies were …

Open-Circuit Technology of Zinc Oxide Ore Flotation with …

By adopting the new open-circuit process and using a ternary-collector system to treat low-grade zinc oxide ore, favorable flotation indices of 28.71% and …

Lead Recovery from Zinc Leaching Residue by Flotation | JOM …

With the depletion of natural mineral resources, secondary resources such as zinc leaching residue (ZLR) should be processed to recover valuable metals. In this study, flotation recovery of lead (anglesite) in ZLR from a zinc smelting plant was investigated, and the mechanism studied by using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) …

Process Mineralogy Characteristics and Flotation …

economical. Froth flotation methods are essential to the recovery of zinc and lead from these low-grade zinc oxide ores [13]. Of course, flotation reagents and flotation flow-sheets were the keys to addressing this obstacle originating from low-grade, highly oxi-dized properties and the complex co-occurrence relationships between …

A Process Mineralogy Approach to the Flotation of Complex …

The flotation flowsheet includes floating lead minerals at the first step while minimizing the recovery of zinc minerals (lead flotation circuit) and then floating the …

Improving copper recovery from oxide sources in flotation …

This study aims to investigate the best route to increase the recovery of oxide-sulfide copper ore. Among various methods, using nanoparticles is more desirable because of their high efficiency. So, ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized and surface modified via anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) surfactants. The results showed a …

Recovery of zinc and lead from Yahyali non-sulphide flotation …

The recovery of zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) from a citric leach solution of a non-sulfide type ore flotation tailing was examined utilizing sulfuric acid precipitation followed by solvent extraction ...

Efficient flotation separation of lead–zinc oxide ores using …

The flotation recovery of lead–zinc oxide ores remains a formidable challenge to date. One of the most efficient ways to address this challenge is to perform sulfidation …

Influence of important factors on flotation of zinc oxide …

Fig. 8. Zn grade and recovery of zinc ore flotation for various amount of oleic acid in presence of 1000 g/t sodium silicate at pH 9. Fig. 11. Zn grade and recovery of zinc ore flotation for various mixed collector (Armac C/KAX) concentration ratio in presence of 800 g/t Armac C, 3000 g/t Na2S, 250 g/t SH and 500 g/t sodium silicate at pH = 11.

Flotation of zinc oxide ores by cationic and mixed collectors

The flotation of smithsonite from tailing which comes from the cerussite flotation circuit was investigated using Armac C and Armac T as amine collectors. The results indicated that the dosage of sodium sulfide, collector type, and desliming are the main affecting factors on the Zn grade and recovery of smithsonite flotation concentrate.

Zinc Recovery from Wulagen Sulfide Flotation …

Separating oxidized zinc minerals from flotation tailings is always a challenge. In this study, a flotation tailing from Wulagen zinc mine in China (Zn grade < 1%) was processed using froth flotation with …

Efficient flotation recovery of lead and zinc from refractory …

For zinc oxide flotation, the Zn operating recovery in zinc oxide concentrate increased by 19.52%. Moreover, CaO dosage and CuSO 4 dosage significantly …

Copper Recovery from Yulong Complex Copper Oxide Ore by Flotation …

AbstractA combined process of flotation and high-gradient magnetic separation was proposed to utilize Yulong complex copper oxide ore. The effects of particle size, activators, Na2S dosage, LA (a mixture of ammonium sulfate and ethylenediamine) dosage, activating time, collectors, COC (a combination collector of modified hydroxyl …

Study on flotation recovery of typical carbon-bearing lead-zinc …

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemer.2024.126096 Corpus ID: 268150676; Study on flotation recovery of typical carbon-bearing lead-zinc sulphide ore in Guizhou with pre-decarbonization @article{Li2024StudyOF, title={Study on flotation recovery of typical carbon-bearing lead-zinc sulphide ore in Guizhou with pre-decarbonization}, author={Guanghui Li and Zheyi …

Flotation of Mixed Lead Zinc Sulphide Oxide and Oxide Lead and Zinc

Flotation is a conventional way for treating low grade metal oxide ore which has some advantages such as high efficiency and low cost. In order to recover the zinc from a low grade complex zinc oxide…

Flotation of zinc oxide minerals from low-grade tailings by …

The main purpose of this study was to find the optimum values for factors affecting the Zn recovery rate using oxine or dithizone as a chelating agent collector during flotation in a Hallimond tube. Eight control factors, including four levels of pH, oxine/dithizone, corn starch, sodium thiosulfate, sodium citrate, sodium silicate, …