Jiu Shuai Deng

Efficient Utilization of Copper Sulfide Ore in Chile by Flotation

The valuable minerals of a copper sulfide ore in Chile, mainly consist of chalcopyrite and chalcocite as well as contain small amounts of cuprite. Gangue minerals are mainly chlorite, quartz, calcite, arsenopyrite, etc. Most are coarse-grained disseminated minerals, while some are fine-grained disseminated minerals. Flotation has been used for processing these ores. The grinding fineness, lime dosage, collector type and dosage all have influences on flotation results. In the present work, the best condition of grinding fineness, lime, and collector dosage was used to separate the copper sulfide and other minerals in the ores. The results showed that, in the grinding fineness of −74 μm accounting for 80%, the vast majority of copper minerals were to monomer dissociation. The flowsheet of one stage roughing, two stage scavenging, and two stage cleaning was adopted. The ideal results of 27.58% and 96.89% for the copper concentrate grade and copper recovery, respectively, were obtained.

Experimental Study on Floatation of Scheelite Ore of Jiangxi

In this study, according to the characteristics of scheelite in run-of-mine, the scheelite was concentrated by adopting the full flotation process with sodium carbonate as regulator agent, sodium silicate as inhibitor for gangue minerals, lead nitrate as activator and ZL pharmacy as collector. 6.15% of the coarse scheelite concentration with tungsten recovery of 96.18% was obtained from the raw ores with grade of 0.86%. The concentration of rough tungsten by heating, by which the high-quality scheelite with tungsten of 62.31% and tungsten concentrate recovery of 93.53% was obtained.

Internal Geometric and Electronic Structures of Natural Bornite Crystal

The geometric and electronic structures of bornite (Cu5FeS4) were studied using the first-principle calculation based on density function theory. By analyzing the results, a mixed bonding state is found in bornite, which is a strong covalent bond with much weaker ionic bonds. The interaction between S and Fe is stronger than that between S and Cu. The main bonding orbitals are as follows: Cu: 3d104s1, S: 3s23p4, and Fe: 3d64s2. Fe center is to be reduced receiving electrons in its 3d orbitals and the S center is mostly to be oxidized.

Recovery of Copper from Flotation Tailings by Leaching

A technology route of Reverse flotation of acid-consuming gangue mineralsAcid leaching for copperExtractingElectrodepositing is proposed for recovery copper from a tailings with high content of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide and high content of combined copper oxide. The effect of H2SO4 concentration, leaching time and stirring speed on copper leaching was investigated. The leaching solution obtained under the optimal copper leaching conditions, was used to be proceeded for extracting and electrodepositing test. The best leaching conditions are stirring speed of 30 m/min, H2SO4 concentration of 150 Kg/t ore, leaching time of 30 minutes. Under the best conditions, the acid leaching test presented that the production of per ton copper consumes sulfuric acid of 17.31 t, and Cu leaching rate is 84.70%.

Optimization Study on Flotation Conditions of Complex and Refractory Lead Oxide Ores

The optimization condition of flotation reagents of complex and refractory lead oxide ores from Yunnan was studied in this paper. Based on the research on the properties of the material, the grinding fineness and reagent dosages were investigated and a technological flowsheet consisting of one roughing flotation, two scavenging flotation and two concentrate flotation was adopted. The optimum parameters of flotation experiment were determined as grinding fineness of 85%, dosage of sodium silicate at 800 g/t, dosage of Na2S at 1200 g/t and dosage of isoamyl xanthate at 600 g/t. Under such a condition, a lead recovery of 76.55% with a concentrate grade of 58.67% was obtained, which effectively improved utilization of lead resource.

The Effect of Zinc Oxide Flotation Using Dodecylamine

In this study, the influences of important factors on zinc oxide flotation are investigated. Dosages of sulphidizing reagent, the pH regulator, the activator and the collector, use of sodium sulfide as the sulphidizing reagent, sodium carbonate as the pH regulator, copper sulfate as the activator and dodecylamine as the collector are essential to the effective recovery of zinc oxide. In the closed circuit experiment, these agents showed promising effect, a zinc concentrate with 15.39% Zn was produced with 76.92% recovery as a result of flotation experiment, and in the tailings with 18.56% Zn content.

Investigation on Removing Acid-Consuming Gangue from a Copper Tailings by Reverse Flotation

A technology route of “Reverse flotation of acid-consuming gangue minerals–Acid leaching for copper–Extracting–Electrodepositing” is proposed for recovery copper from tailings with high content of calcium oxide and high content of combined copper oxide. The effect of the main factors involving regulator dosage, collector type and dosage was investigated. On this regard, a open-circuit flotation test scheme was proceeded, by which a concentrate was obtained with 3.84% of CaO grade, 71.57% of CaO recovery, 0.82% of Cu grade and 79.76% of Cu recovery. This concentrate can be directly used for the production of sulfuric acid leaching and preparation of electrolytic copper. This technology can be used to fully utilize Cu from tailings, which will help to extend raw material sourcing for Chinese Cu industry.

Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of the Chloridizing Roasting Process for a High Copper Pyrite Cinder

This study aimed to obtain volatile copper from a high-copper pyrite cinder by optimizing the chloridizing roasting process using response surface methodology (RSM). The effect of key parameters, i.e., dosage of CaCl2 addition, roasting time and roasting temperature, on the copper volatile ratio was investigated and a quadratic model was suggested by the methodology to correlate the variables to this volatile ratio. The results indicated that the model was in good agreement with the experimental data at a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.9782, and the most influential parameter on efficiency was identified as the dosage of CaCl2 addition. The optimum conditions for chloridizing roasting from the high copper pyrite cinder were identified as a dosage of CaCl2 addition of 4.8 wt%, a roasting time of 19.28 min and a roasting temperature of 1151.51 °C; under such conditions, a copper volatile ratio of 97.82% was achieved. The pellets obtained by this process are characterized by a high content of hematite, and the main impurity element contents are consistent with the requirements for iron concentrate, which is suitable for use in ironmaking.

Investigation on Improving the Recovery of Molybdenum in Bulk Flotation of Mo-Copper Sulphide Ore

Improving the recovery of molybdenum is a research hotspot in the bulk flotation of Mo-copper sulphide ore. In this paper, the optimum flotation parameters for a kind of molybdenite ore obtained form Yunnan province, involving the grinding fineness, pulp concentration, dosages of kerosene and butyl xanthate, were determined in order to improve the recovery of Mo in the bulk Mo-copper flotation. In addition, a close-circuit flotation test was also conducted to simulate the practical process. A Mo-copper concentrate with Mo grade of 3.02% and recovery of 93.46% was obtained through the close-circuit flotation test, which satisfy the requirement for the bulk flotation of Mo-copper ore.

Sulfur Content Reduction and Iron Grade Improvement of V-Ti Magnetite Concentrate by Combining Reverse Flotation and Magnetic Separation

For low-grade iron ore, smelting costs and resource wastage will be increased. Product quality of such ore is affected adversely by an excessive amount of sulfur. This also causes environmental pollution. In accordance with the vanadium-titanium (V-Ti) magnetite concentrate properties with low iron grade and high sulfur content, the joint process of magnetic separation and flotation was carried out. Magnetic separation was conducted to increase the iron grade, while reverse flotation was used to reduce sulfur content. Results show that the feeding mainly contains titanomagnetite, hematite, and pyrite. The sulfur was primarily found in pyrite. The separation effect was influenced by the grinding fineness, magnetic intensity, collector type and dosage, and pH value. At a grinding fineness of −45 μm accounting for 87%, most of the iron minerals exhibited monomer dissociation. An open-circuit experiment was carried out under the best conditions of magnetic intensity, as well as collector and modifier dosage. Good experimental results were obtained as follows: the iron grade increased to 57.17%, iron recovery was 89.94%, sulfur content decreased from 0.66% to 0.26%, reverse flotation of sulfur foam concentrate contained almost 15.68% sulfur, the upgrade ratio was about 23, and the cobalt in the sulfur concentrate was enriched 20-fold. A method for improving the comprehensive utilization level and effect of mineral resources is provided in this study.