Synthesis of N, N-diethyl dodecyl amine and its flotation properties on bauxite

N, N-diethyl dodecyl amine（DEN12） was synthesized from dodecyl amine, formic acid and acetic aldehyde. The collecting property of DENI2 on diaspore, kaolinite and illite was investigated by flotation test and infrared spectrum. The results show that in the presence of 2.0× 10^-4 mol/L DEN12, the recoveries of kaolinite and illite are all higher than 78% and the recovery of diaspore is 50% in the pH range of 5.5-6.0. The mass ratio of A1203 to SiO2 in concentrate obtained from separation artificial mixture is higher than 10, suggesting that DEN12 can be used as a collector to separate the aluminosilicates from diaspore in bauxite ores at the pulp pH below 8. The measurements of the infrared spectrum approve that the action between aluminosilicates and tertiary amine collector is strong electrostatic adsorption and that of diaspore is weak electrostatic adsorption.     

Effect of quaternary ammonium salts on flotation behavior of aluminosilicate minerals

The electrokinetic properties and flotation of diaspore,kaolinite,pyrophyllite and illite with quaternary ammonium salts collectors were studied.The results of flotation tests show that the collecting ability of quaternary ammonium salts for the four minerals is in the order(from strong to weak)of octadecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride(ODBA),cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide(CTAB),dodecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride(DTAC).Under the condition of alkalescence,it is possible to separate the diaspore from the silicate minerals such as kaolinite,illite and pyrophyllite using quaternary ammonium salts as collector.Isoelectric points(IEP)of diaspore,kaolinite,pyrophyllite and illite are pH=6.0,3.4,2.3 and 3.2,respectively.Quaternary ammonium salts can change ζ-potential of the aluminosilicate minerals obviously.The flotation mechanisms were explained by ζ-potential and Fourier transform infrared spectrum(FT-IR)measurements.The results demonstrate that only electrostatic interaction takes place between aluminosilicate     

Effect of hydroxamic acid polymers on reverse flotation of bauxite

The effect of hydroxamic acid starch (HAS) and hydroxamic acid polyacrylamide (HPAM) on the flotation of diaspore and kaolinite was investigated by flotation test. It is found that HAS depresses diaspore but activates kaolinite in acidic pulp,while HPAM activates both diaspore and kaolinite in the pH range of 2.0 - 10.5. The measurement of zeta potential shows that both HAS and HPAM can increase zeta potential of negatively charged diaspore, which indicates the existence of chemical bonding or hydrogen bonding between the reagents and diaspore.By covering the collector dodecyl amine(DDA) on diaspore surface, HAS increases the hydrophilicity of minerals and depresses the flotation of diaspore,however HPAM activates the flotation of diaspore by increasing the adsorption of DDA on diaspore surface.     

铝硅酸盐矿物新型浮选捕收剂的研究

考察了自行合成的新型阳离子表面活性剂QAS222对高岭石、叶蜡石和伊利石等铝硅酸盐矿物的浮选行为,试验研究结果表明：广泛矿浆pH范围内,新型阳离子表面活性剂QAS222对铝硅酸盐矿物既表现出较强的捕收力,又显示良好的选择性,是铝硅酸盐矿物的有效捕收剂,可应用于铝硅酸盐矿物的浮选富集,同样也可用于铝土矿、铁矿、萤石矿等选别过程的反浮选脱硅;在矿浆pH=11时,以QAS222为捕收剂,不添加其它任何抑制剂,成功地实现不同铝硅比的人工混合矿的反浮选脱硅,并获得较好的选别指标——当给矿A/S仅有2．7时,仍能获得精矿A／S为12．82,其中Al2O3品位77．79％、回收率69．91％的较好指标,且当给矿A／S不断增大时,精矿中的A/S,Al2O3的品位和回收率都有所提高．     

Flotation behavior of four dodecyl tertiary amines as collectors of diaspore and kaolinite

The flotation of diaspore and kaolinite by one of a series of tertiary amines (DRN, DEN, DPN and DBN) was investigated. The tertiary amines show better floating recovery for kaolinite compared to diaspore. The maximum recovery D-value is 45% over a pH range from 3 to 8. FT-IR spectra confirm the presence of hydroxyl groups on the surface of kaolinite and diaspore. Zeta potential measurements show that the mineral surfaces are negatively charged over a wide pH range. Ionization of hydroxyl groups mainly accounts for the surface charging mechanism. The adsorption of tertiary amines onto the mineral surface is due mainly to electrostatic effects and the difference in electrostatic effect between a collector and the two minerals can explain the flotation separation. Inductive electronic and steric effects from the substituent groups result in different collecting powers for the four tertiary amines.     

A novel depressor useful for flotation separation of diaspore and kaolinite

The floatation of the minerals diaspore and kaolinite was investigated using dodecylamine as the collector.Separating diaspore and kaolinite in a neutral pH pulp is difficult since they then have similar floatability.A depressor consisting of an AlCl3/Na2SiO3 mixture is demonstrated to solve this problem.Diaspore sinking may be seen when the ratio of AlCl3 to Na2SiO3 is 3.1.We refer to this mixture as ATNO.The influence of Al/Si ratio in the feedstock and the grain size of fed minerals on separation was examined.An Al/Si ratio in the concentrate greater than 11 may be obtained when the Al/Si ratio of the feed is between 2.53 and 4.96.However,the grain size of the diaspore greatly influences the concentrate grade.Finer grain size of the diaspore (＜40 μm)in pulp makes the flotation separation less than ideal,no matter what the kaolinite grain size.     

Flotation and adsorption of quaternary ammonium salts collectors on kaolinite of different particle size

The flotation behaviors of decyltrimethylammonium (103C), dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC), tetradecyltrimethylammonium chloride (TTAC) and cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) on kaolinite of different particle size fraction were studied. The adsorbed amount and adsorption isotherms of collectors on kaolinite were determined for painstaking investigation into the adsorption of quaternary amines at kaolinite–water interface by ultraviolet spectrophotometer methods. The flotation results show that the flotation recovery of kaolinite of different particle fraction increases with an increase in pH when 103C, DTAC, TTAC and CTAC are used as collectors. As the concentration of collectors increases, the flotation recovery increases. Particle size of kaolinite has a strong effect on flotation. The flotation recovery of fine kaolinite decreases with the carbon chain of quaternary ammonium salts collectors increasing, while coarse kaolinite is on the contrary. The adsorbed amount tests and adsorption isotherms show that adsorbed amount increases when the particle size of kaolinite increases or when the carbon chain length of quaternary ammonium salts increases. Within the range of flotation collector concentration, the longer the hydrocarbon chain, the more probable to be absolutely adsorbed by fine kaolinite particles and then the lower the collector concentration in the bulk, which leds to lower flotation recovery.     

Effects of sodium hexmetaphosphate on flotation separation of diaspore and kaolinite

1INTRODUCTION ThebauxiteinChinaismainlyofdiasporite type,withhighcontentofAl2O3butlowmassra tioofAl2O3toSiO2.Themainsiliceousminerals ofbauxitearekaolinite,illiteandpyrophyllite[1].Inordertoutilizethebauxiteeffectively,anewflotationdesilication Bayermethodwasdeveloped toproducealumina.Thepurposeofflotationdesil icationistoremovethesilicafromthebauxiteandtoincreasethemassratioofAl2O3toSiO2.Funda mentalresearchofreverseflotationdesilicationhas beenpaidmoreattentionduetoitsadvantageover…     

Interactions between bubble and particles of key minerals of diasporic bauxite through the extended DLVO theory

The flotation of diasporic bauxite is to separate diaspore (valuable mineral) from aluminosilicate minerals (gangue minerals, mainly including kaolinite, illite and pyrophyllite), and the microscopic interaction force between the two types of minerals and air bubbles determines the separation efficiency. In this paper, based on the extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory, the van der Waals, electrostatic and hydrophobic interaction between particles of the four minerals mentioned above and air bubbles in collectorless solution were calculated first, and then diaspore and kaolinite were taken as examples to analyze the influence of various factors such as electrolyte concentration, mineral particle size, air bubble size, collector type (dodecylamine hydrochloride (DAH) and sodium oleate (NaOL)) and concentration, and pulp pH on the interactions between the particles of valuable mineral and gangue minerals and air bubbles. The results showed that the total extended DLVO interactions between the four minerals and air bubbles were repulsive in most cases in collectorless solution. The increase in electrolyte concentration reduced the interaction force or even changed the direction of the force under certain circumstances. The addition of DAH and NaOL can reduce the adhesion energy barrier of kaolinite-bubble and diaspore-bubble respectively. Each type of minerals exhibited a specific interface interaction response with air bubbles in each collector with different pH values. The research results have theoretical guiding significance for the optimization and directional control of diasporic bauxite flotation conditions.     

Flotation de-silicating from diasporic-bauxite with cetyl trimethylammonium bromide

1　INTRODUCTIONTheZetapotentialsofkaolinite ,illiteandchlo riteweremeasuredforthecoalflotation ,allthesethreeclaymineralswerenegativelychargedinthepHrangeof 2 .5 11.0 [1] .Theadsorptionofsodiumdode cylsulfateanddodecyltrimethylammoniumchlorideontokaolinitewasstudiedintheabsenceandpresenceofsodiumhexametaphosphate .Itwasfoundthatthepresenceofthelongchainphosphatedecreasedad sorptionoftheanionicsurfactantbutincreasedthead sorptionofthecationicsurfactant[2 ] .Acommercialmonoetheramineandac…     

A novel collector RL for flotation of bauxite

The flotation properties of single minerals such as diaspore, kaolinite and pyrophllite in bauxites were investigated using RL as collector. The effects of regulators and unavoidable ions on flotation were studied. Based on the results of single minerals flotation, the separation experiments of mixed minerals and bauxite ore were carried out. The results of closed circuit test on the ore show that, using RL as collector, Na2CO3 and (NaPO3)6 as modifiers, the grade of Al2O3 and SiO2 are respectively 70.74% and 6.37% in concentrate(Al/Si 11.11 ), and the recovery of Al2O3 can reach 90.52 %.     

A series of aminoamides used for flotation of kaolinite

N-(2-aminoethyl)-dodecanamide, N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-dodecanamide, and N-(3-diethylaminoproyl)-dodecanamide used as collectors were studied for the flotation of kaolinite in the absence of additives at different pulp pHs as well as different collector contents. The effectiveness of the long chain aminoamides on pure kaolinite was demonstrated in laboratory scale flotation tests. The adsorption mechanism of the aminoamides onto kaolinite was investigated through zeta potential determinations and infrared spectrometry. The -98 μm size fractions of kaolinite, taken from Jiaxian Henan of China, were used in flotation. The hydrophilic group size of the aminoamides has a relatively less influence upon the floatability of pure kaolinite. The results suggest either the static-electric force or the coordinating bond adsorption mechanism of the aminoamides onto kaolinite depends on pulp pH.     

N-[(3-二甲氨基)丙基]-脂肪酸酰胺泡沫浮选一水硬铝石的研究

研究了N-[(3-二甲氨基)丙基]-脂肪酸酰胺对一水硬铝石(Al2O3·H2O)的泡沫浮选行为.结果表明,使用该捕收剂,一水硬铝石的回收率最高达99.7％以上.在等电点附近一水硬铝石的回收率最高.碱性条件下,一水硬铝石的回收率急剧下降.增加N-[(3-二甲氨基)丙基]-脂肪酸酰胺的用量,可有效地提高一水硬铝石的回收率.通过测定矿物的Zeta电位,表明一水硬铝石的等电点(IEP)大约为6.2.根据矿物的红外吸收光谱和Zeta电位,讨论了表面吸咐机理,认为N-[(3-二甲氨基)丙基]-脂肪酸酰胺主要通过静电力和氢键的方式吸咐在矿粒表面.     

Synthesis of γ-alkoxy-propylamines and their collecting properties on aluminosilicate minerals

γ-alkoxy-propylamines, C12 H25 O(CH2 )3 NH2, C14 H29 O(CH2)3 NH2, C16 H33 O(CH2)3 NH2, C18 H37 O-(CH2)3NH2 were synthesized from aliphatic alcohol and acrylonitrile. The flotation tests of kaolinite, pyrophyllite and illite were conducted. The flotation mechanisms were explained in view of the structures of reagents and alumin ium silicate minerals, zeta potential and Fourier transform infrared spectrum measurements. The results show that the synthesized r-alkoxy-propylamines are more effective than dodecyl amine for flotation of kaolinite, pyrophyllite and illite. For flotation kaolinite and illite, the collecting ability is in the order of C18 H37 O(CH2)3 NH2 ＞C16 H33O(CH2)3 NH2 ＞C14 H29O(CH2 )3 NH2 ＞C12 H25O(CH2)3 NH2, but the r-alkoxy-propylamines types of collectors have almost the same collecting ability on pyrophyllite,which demonstrating that γ-alkoxy-propylamines are new selective collectors for reverse floatation to remove aluminium silicate minerals from bauxite.     

几种阳离子捕收剂浮选胶磷矿性能比较

为了较好地实现磷矿反浮选脱硅,选取适宜的胺类捕收剂及合理的浮选条件非常关键. 通过单泡管试验,对比研究椰油二胺、工业二胺、十二胺、86D（脂肪一胺）等4种不同胺类捕收剂对胶磷矿的浮选效果. 纯矿物试验结果表明:不同的胺类捕收剂具有不同的浮选性能,在不同的pH值下同一胺类捕收剂的浮选能力不同;在低用量、弱酸性介质中,十二胺对胶磷矿的捕收能力优于椰油二胺、工业二胺,最低是长碳链的一胺86D;在相同pH值条件下,碳链组成相同的脂肪二胺捕收能力强于脂肪一胺,碳链较长的脂肪一胺比碳链短的脂肪一胺捕收能力弱;在酸性介质中胺类捕收剂对胶磷矿的捕收能力比在碱性介质中弱. 实际矿物试验结果表明:胺类捕收剂对磷酸盐和硅酸盐矿物均具有较好的捕收能力;通过改变药剂加入量,调整其选择性,可更好地分离磷矿物与脉石矿物.     

碳酸钠对细粒铝硅酸盐矿物分散行为的影响

碳酸钠（Na2CO3）是铝土矿浮选脱硅工艺中的高效分散剂，通过沉降试验系统地研究了pH值和Na2CO3用量对一水硬铝石、高岭石、伊利石和叶腊石分散行为的影响．试验结果表明，4种单矿物在pH〈4的酸性条件下形成显著聚团，在碱性条件下则呈分散状态．其中，伊利石和叶蜡石在pH〉6，高岭石和一水硬铝石在pH〉9时处于较好分散状态．动电位测定和DLVO理论计算结果表明，添加Na2CO3后，4种单矿物的表面ζ电位的负值均显著增大，导致矿物颗粒之间的静电排斥作用增大，从而增强了4种矿物颗粒间的分散性．     

A comparison of anionic and cationic flotation of a siliceous phosphate rock in a column flotation cell

Flotation performance of a de-slimed (-150 + 53 μm)Jordanian siliceous phosphate was evaluated in a batch laboratory flotation column 100 cm high and 5 cm inside diameter. The collector used during anionic flotation was sodium oleate while an amine acetate (AEROMINE 3100C) was used for cationic flotation. Flotation comparison at different collector dosage, superficial gas velocity, and frother concentration showed that the maximum difference in performance between cationic and anionic flotation was obtained with these flotation parameters: 30 × 10 6 (mg/L) frother concentration, 250 g/tcollector concentration, and 3.4 cm/s superficial gas velocity. At these operating conditions amine (cationic) flotation gave 7% higher flotation recovery, a 6% cleaner concentrate grade, and was 6% more efficient at removing silica.     

Novel polyhydroxy cationic collector N-(2,3-propanediol)-N-dodecylamine: Synthesis and flotation performance to hematite and quartz

To enhance the performance of traditional cationic collector, a novel polyhydroxy amine collector N-(2,3-Propanediol)-N-dodecylamine(PDDA) was designed by introducing one propylene glycol group into dodecylamine(DDA). It was prepared by a nucleophilic substitution reaction, which showed better solubility and hydrophobicity than DDA and was firstly employed as the collector for the separation of hematite and quartz. Flotation tests showed that PDDA had an excellent flotation performance and signi...     

Flotation performance of a novel Gemini collector for kaolinite at low temperature

How to sustainably produce bauxite by effective reverse froth flotation of kaolinite at low temperature is an urgent problem to be solved in the field of mineral processing. In this work, a novel amino-based Gemini surfactant butadiyl-1, 4-bis (dimethyl dodecylammonium bromide) (BBDB) was prepared and first utilized as a novel collector for kaolinite flotation. Its flotation performance for kaolinite was compared with that of the common monomolecular surfactant 1-dodecylamine (DDA) by micro-flotation tests. The tests results indicated that 95% kaolinite recovery was obtained using 2.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol/L BBDB at 25 ℃, which was half of the dosage when DDA obtained the maximum kaolinite recovery of 81%. At extremely low temperature (0 ℃), 3.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol/L BBDB could still collect 91% kaolinite, while DDA showed a frustrating ability. The contact angle tests indicated that BBDB could still significantly improve the hydrophobicity of the kaolinite surface (contact angle 71.7°) than DDA (contact angle only 25.8°) at 0 ℃. The Krafft point comparison tests indicated that BBDB had a much lower Krafft point (below 0 ℃) than DDA. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)-spectrum analysis and zeta potential measurements showed that BBDB was physically adsorbed on the surface of kaolinite through electrostatic interaction.     

Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review

Copper oxide minerals are important copper resources, which include malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, cuprite, etc. Flotation is the most widely used method for the enrichment of copper oxide minerals in the mineral processing industry. In this paper, the surface properties of copper oxide minerals and their effects on the mineral flotation behavior are systematically summarized. The flotation methods of copper oxide minerals and the interaction mechanism with reagents are reviewed in detail. Flotation methods include direct flotation (using chelating reagents or a fatty acid as collector), sulfidization flotation (using xanthate as collector), and activation flotation (using chelating reagents, ammonium/amine salts, metal ions, and oxidant for activation). An effective way to realize efficient flotation of copper oxide minerals is to increase active sites on the surface of copper oxide minerals to enhance the interaction of collector with the mineral surface. Besides, various perspectives for further investigation on the efficient recovery of copper oxide minerals are proposed.