Enhanced collection of chalcopyrite by styrene-butyl acrylate polymer nanospheres in the presence of serpentine

Exploring the effect of a polyacrylic acid-based grinding aid on magnetite-quartz flotation separation

“…Polyacrylic acid (PAA) and its derivatives are widely used in mineral processing in different applications, as flocculants, dispersants, depressants, and viscosity modifiers [3,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. Zhang et al [21] examined the effect of PAA as a depressant in the flotation of calcite and fluorite.…”