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Wang Pengcheng
Bio: Wang Pengcheng is an academic researcher from Jiangxi University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sodium silicate & Calcite. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 140 citations.
Topics: Sodium silicate, Calcite, Scheelite
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the flotation separation of scheelite from calcite using sodium oleate as collector and acidified sodium silicate as depressant and showed that the use of acidified salt as a depressant can achieve a 3:1 ratio of the ratio of oxalic to salt.
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15 Feb 2018
TL;DR: It turns out that the selective chemisorption of SHMP on calcite (in the form of complexation between H2PO4-/HPO42- and Ca2+) over scheelite is ascribed to the stronger reactivity and higher density of Ca ions on the commonly exposed surfaces of calcite minerals.
Abstract: The efficient separation of scheelite from calcium-bearing minerals, especially calcite, remains a challenge in practice. In this work, a novel reagent scheme incorporating a depressant of sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) and a collector mixture of octyl hydroxamic acid (HXMA-8) and sodium oleate (NaOl) was employed in both single and mixed binary mineral flotation, and it proved to be highly effective for the separation. Furthermore, the role of the pH value in the separation was evaluated. Additionally, the mechanism of the selective separation was investigated systemically via zeta potential measurements, fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy analysis, X-ray photoelectron (XPS) spectroscopy analysis and crystal chemistry calculations. It turns out that the selective chemisorption of SHMP on calcite (in the form of complexation between H2PO4−/HPO42− and Ca2+) over scheelite is ascribed to the stronger reactivity and higher density of Ca ions on the commonly exposed surfaces of calcite minerals. The intense adsorption of HXMA-8 on scheelite over calcite due to the match of the O O distances in WO42− of scheelite and CONHOH of HXMA-8 holds the key to the successful separation. We were also interested in warranting the previous claim that NaOl is readily adsorbed on both minerals via chemisorption. Our results provided valuable insights into the application of mixed collectors and an effective depressant for flotation separation.
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TL;DR: Froth flotation of scheelite has regained new focus since the 2010s and research regarding floatability and reagents has made great progress over the years as discussed by the authors. But due to similar properties, most attempts have limited success or only specific application (linked to a type of ore or a location).
Abstract: Froth flotation of scheelite has regained new focus since the 2010s and research regarding floatability and reagents has made great progress over the years. The main objective was and remains the selective flotation of scheelite from other calcium-bearing minerals, in particular calcite, fluorite and apatite. Due to similar properties, most attempts have limited success or only specific application (linked to a type of ore or a location). This article aims at reviewing all general physical-chemical information on froth flotation of scheelite, including electrokinetic properties, influence of pH and already existing reagents as well as ones still under examination. It appears that chelating or mixed collectors and modified versions of sodium silicate and quebracho hold great promise for scheelite flotation, while the use of said depressants and/or promoters seems inevitable.
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TL;DR: In this article, a new collector, lead complexes of benzohydroxamic acid, was found to be selective for the separation of scheelite and calcium minerals with little water glass, and a novel flotation process was developed for the recovery of tungsten minerals in Shizhuyuan Mine in China.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of sodium alginate on the flotation separation of scheelite from calcite and fluorite using sodium oleate as collector was investigated using zeta potential measurements, contact angle measurements and FTIR.
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TL;DR: In this paper, octyl hydroxamic acid (HXMA-8) was used as an associate collector with NaOl in scheelite flotation, and the flotation tests showed that a novel reagent scheme, i.e., a lower dosage of SS (300 mg/L) and mixed collectors of HXMA+NaOl (total concentration 4.5 ǫ −10 −4 Âmol/L, preferred mass ratio of 1:2).
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