Study on the Interaction between Depressants Zinc Sulfate and Xanthate on the Flotation of Sphalerite

Minkyu Kim; Kwangsuk You

doi:10.7844/kirr.2020.29.6.98

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Study on the Interaction between Depressants Zinc Sulfate and Xanthate on the Flotation of Sphalerite 섬아연석 억제제인 황산아연과 잔세이트의 상호 작용에 관한 연구

31 December 2020. pp. 98-103

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Abstract

In this study, the depression behavior of zinc sulfate on the sphalerite with the addition of potassium butyl xanthate was investigated to clear the relationship between zinc sulfate and xanthate in depression of sphalerite. As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that the depress effect of zinc sulfate on the sphalerite declined with the increase of its addition amount. From the results of SEM-EDS and FT-IR analysis, it was found out that the amorphous precipitate of metal xanthate (Zn-BX) was formed in sphalerite concentrate, when the solubility product of [Zn⁺]·[BX] in the pulp solution exceeded 3.71×10^-11, which is the solubility of Zn-butyl xanthate. It is considered that the Zn-butyl xanthate had a negative effect on the depression of sphalerite.

Keywords

Sphalerite

zinc sulfate

xanthate

Depressant

섬아연석(Sphalerite, ZnS)을 대상으로 억제제 황산아연(zinc sulfate, ZnSO₄)과 포수제인 포타슘 부틸 잔세이트(potassium butyl xanthate(KBX), C₅H₉KOS₂)과의 상호 작용 및 이에 따른 섬아연석의 억제 거동을 규명하고자 섬아연석 부유 선별 실험을 진행했다. 실험 결과, 억제제인 황산아연 첨가량이 일정 농도 이상에서는 KBX의 첨가로 섬아연석의 오히려 억제 효과가 떨어졌다. 할리몬드 튜브(Hallimond Tube) 부유선별 실험을 통해 얻어진 정광과 맥석을 대상으로 주사형 전자현미경/X선 분광분석(Scanning electron microscope/ energy dispersive spectroscopy, SEM-EDS: TM3000, Tabletop Microscope, HITACH)과 푸리에 변환 적외선분광법(Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, FT-IR: NICOLET 6700, Thermo SCIENTIFIC)로 분석한 결과 정광에서는 비정질의 Zn-butyl xanthate(Zn-BX)가 생성되어 광물 입자에 흡착되어 있는 것을 확인 했다. 이러한 생성물은 용액 내 첨가된 황산아연의 용해에 따른 잔류 Zn 이온과 KBX 이온이 반응하여 생성되었다. 즉, 용액의 [Zn⁺]·[BX] 용해도 곱이 3.71×10^-11 이상에서 Zn-butyl xanthate이 생성되며, 이로 인해 섬아연석 억제에 부정적인 영향을 끼치는 것으로 나타났다.

키워드

섬아연석

황산아연

잔세이트

억제제

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Publisher :The Korean Institute of Resources Recycling
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원리싸이클링학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling
Journal Title(Ko) :자원리싸이클링
Volume : 29
No :6
Pages :98-103
Received Date : 2020-11-17
Revised Date : 2020-12-04
Accepted Date : 2020-12-10
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7844/kirr.2020.29.6.98

Resources Recycling ISSN:2765-3439(Print) 2765-3447(Online) 자원리싸이클링

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