| About Authors | 5 |
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| Preface | 7 |
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| Table of Contents | 9 |
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| Chapter 1 General Review of Electrochemistry of Flotation of Sulphide Minerals | 14 |
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| 1.1 Three Periods of Flotation of Sulphide Minerals | 14 |
| 1.2 Natural Floatability and Collectorless Flotation of Sulphide Minerals | 16 |
| 1.3 Role of Oxygen and Oxidation of Sulphide Minerals in Flotation | 20 |
| 1.4 Interactions between Collector and Sulphide Minerals and Mixed Potential Model | 21 |
| 1.5 Effect of Semiconductor Property of Sulphide Mineral on Its Electrochemical Behavior | 25 |
| 1.6 Electrochemical Behaviors in Grinding System | 27 |
| 1.7 The Purpose of This Book | 32 |
| Chapter 2 Natural Floatability and Collectorless Flotation of Sulphide Minerals | 33 |
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| 2.1 Crystal Structure and Natural Floatability | 33 |
| 2.2 Collectorless Flotation | 36 |
| 2.2.1 Effect of Pulp Potential on Flotation at Certain pH | 36 |
| 2.2.2 Pulp Potential and pH Dependence of Collectorless Floatability | 37 |
| 2.3 Electrochemical Equilibriums of the Surface Oxidation and Flotation of Sulphide Minerals | 41 |
| 2.3.1 The Surface Oxidation of Sulphide Minerals and Nernst Equation | 41 |
| 2.3.2 Electrochemical Equilibriums in Collectorless Flotation | 43 |
| 2.3.3 Eh-pH Diagrams of Potential and pH Dependence of Flotation | 45 |
| 1. Eh-pH Diagram of Chalcopyrite | 45 |
| 2. Eh-pH Diagram of Galena | 47 |
| 3. Eh-pH Diagram of Pyrite and Arsenopyrite | 48 |
| 4. Eh-pH Diagram of Jamesonite | 51 |
| 2.4 Electrochemical Determination of Surface Oxidation Products of Sulphide Minerals | 54 |
| 2.5 Surface Analysis of Oxidation of Sulphide Minerals | 61 |
| Chapter 3 Collectorless Flotation in the Presence of Sodium Sulphide | 66 |
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| 3.1 Description of Behavior | 66 |
| 3.2 Nature of Hydrophobic Entity | 70 |
| 3.3 Surface Analysis and Sulphur-Extract | 73 |
| 3.4 Comparison between Self-Induced and Sodium Sulphide-Induced Collectorless Flotation | 75 |
| Chapter 4 Collector Flotation of Sulphide Minerals | 76 |
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| 4.1 Pulp Potential Dependence of Collector Flotation and Hydrophobic Entity | 78 |
| 4.1.1 Copper Sulphide Minerals | 78 |
| 1. Chalcocite | 78 |
| 2. Chalcopyrite | 81 |
| 4.1.2 Lead Sulphide Minerals | 82 |
| 1. Galena | 82 |
| 2. Jamesonite | 89 |
| 4.1.3 Zinc Sulphide Minerals | 95 |
| 1. Sphalerite | 95 |
| 2. Marmatite | 97 |
| 4.1.4 Iron Sulphide Minerals | 99 |
| 1. Pyrite | 99 |
| 2. Pyrrhotite | 101 |
| 3. Arsenopyrite | 103 |
| 4.2 Eh-pH Diagrams for the CoUector/Water/Mineral System | 104 |
| 4.2.1 Butyl XanthatelWater System | 105 |
| 4.2.2 Chalcocite-Oxygen-Xanthate System | 107 |
| 4.3 Surface Analysis | 108 |
| 4.3.1 UV Analysis of Collector Adsorption on Sulphide Minerals | 109 |
| 1. Adsorption of Dithiocarbamate on Jamesonite | 109 |
| 2. Adsorption of Dithiocarbamate and Xanthate on Marmatite | 109 |
| 4.3.2 FTIR Analysis of Adsorption of Thio-Collectors on Sulphide Minerals | 112 |
| 1. Adsorption of Ethyl Xanthate on Pyrrhotite | 113 |
| 2. Adsorption of Ethyl Xanthate on Marmatite | 115 |
| 3. Adsorption of Ethyl Xanthate on Jamesonite | 116 |
| 4. Adsorption of Dithiocarbamate on Pyrrhotite | 117 |
| 5. Adsorption of Diethyl Dithiocarbamate on Jamesonite | 119 |
| 4.3.3 XPS Analysis of Collector Adsorption on Sulphide Minerals | 122 |
| Chapter 5 Roles of Depressants in Flotation of Sulphide Minerals | 125 |
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| 5.1 Electrochemical Depression by Hydroxyl Ion | 125 |
| 5.1.1 Depression of Galena and Pyrite | 126 |
| 5.1.2 Depression of Jamesonite and Pyrrhotite | 130 |
| 5.1.3 Interfacial Structure of Mineral/Solution in Different pH Modifier Solution | 131 |
| 1. Interfacial Structure of Marmatite/Solution | 131 |
| 2. Interfacial Structure of Jamesonite/Solution | 133 |
| 5.2 Depression by Hydrosulphide Ion | 135 |
| 5.3 Electrochemical Depression by Cyanide | 136 |
| 5.4 Depression by Hydrogen Peroxide | 137 |
| 5.5 Depression of Marmatite and Pyrrhotite by Thio-Organic Depressants | 138 |
| 5.6 Role of Polyhydroxyl and Poly Carboxylic Xanthate in the Flotation of Zinc-Iron Sulphide | 142 |
| 5.6.1 Flotation Behavior of Zinc-Iron Sulphide with Polyhydroxyl and Polycarboxylic Xanthate as Depressants | 142 |
| 5.6.2 Effect of Pulp Potential on the Flotation of Zinc-Iron Sulphide in the Presence of the Depressant | 144 |
| 5.6.3 Adsorption of Polyhydroxyl and Polycarboxylic Xanthate on Zinc-Iron Sulphide | 146 |
| 5.6.4 Effect of Polyhydroxyl and Polycarboxylic Xanthate on the Zeta Potential of Zinc-Iron Sulphide Minerals | 149 |
| 5.6.5 Structure-Property Relation of Polyhydroxyl and Polycarboxylic Xanthate | 150 |
| Chapter 6 Electrochemistry of Activation Flotation of Sulphide Minerals | 155 |
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| 6.1 Electrochemical Mechanism of Copper Activating Sphalerite | 155 |
| 6.2 Electrochemical Mechanism of Copper Activating Zinc-Iron Sulphide Minerals | 159 |
| 6.2.1 Activation Flotation | 159 |
| 6.2.2 Effect of Pulp Potential on Activation Flotation of Zinc-Iron Sulphide Minerals | 160 |
| 6.2.3 Electrochemical Mechanism of Copper Activating Marmatite | 162 |
| 6.2.4 Surface Analysis of Mechanism of Copper Activating Marmatite | 163 |
| 6.3 Activation of Copper Ion on Flotation of Zinc-Iron Sulphide Minerals in the Presence of Depressants | 165 |
| 6.3.1 Effect of Depressant on the CUS04 Activating Flotation of Zinc-Iron Sulphide Minerals | 165 |
| 6.3.2 Influence of Pulp Potential on the Copper Ion Activating Flotation of Zinc-Iron Sulphide Minerals in the Presence of Depressant | 168 |
| 6.3.3 Zeta Potential of Zinc-Iron Sulphide Minerals in the Presence of Flotation Reagents | 170 |
| 6.4 Surface Chemistry of Activation of Lime-Depressed Pyrite | 172 |
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