Surface study of the effect of sulphite ions on copper-activated pyrite pre-treated with xanthate

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 601-608

  Khmeleva, T N ^a   Beattie, D A ^a   Georgiev, T V ^a   Skinner, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flotation depressants; Flotation reagents; Froth flotation; Oxidation; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGENTS; AIR; COPPER; FROTH FLOTATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PURGING; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COPPER-ACTIVATED PYRITE; FLOTATION DEPRESSANT; FLOTATION REAGENT; ISOBUTYL XANTHATE; SULFITE ION;

PYRITES;

EID: 0038451317     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00133-X     Document Type: Article

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