Pentlandite oxidation in the flotation of a complex nickel ore in saline water |
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| Authors: | Y Peng B WangD Bradshaw |
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| Affiliation: | a School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
b Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, University of Queensland, Isles Road, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, QLD 4068, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Flotation of a low grade pentlandite ore containing large amounts of serpentine minerals from Western Australia was conducted with process water having high ionic strength. Nickel recovery was low in the flotation of both fine and coarse fractions. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis indicated that oxidation occurred on both fine and coarse pentlandite particles. To reduce pentlandite oxidation, sodium hydrosulphide (NaHS) and dithionite (Na2S2O4) were added during grinding. It was found that NaHS improved both pentlandite and serpentine mineral flotation and deteriorated pentlandite separation from serpentine, whilst Na2S2O4 improved pentlandite flotation without affecting serpentine flotation and therefore increased pentlandite separation from serpentine. |
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| Keywords: | Fine particle flotation Coarse particle flotation Pentlandite Serpentine Saline water Oxidation |
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