Abstract:Sodium thioglycolate is a chalcopyrite depressant, but its depressant effect is weak. The paper investigated the effect of CuSO4 on the depressant performance of sodium thioglycolate towards chalcopyrite through flotation tests, Zeta potential measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectra measurements. It was found that copper ions could improve the depressant effect of sodium thioglycolate on chalcopyrite. The results showed that copper ions could … Show more
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