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Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2022-11-21
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR3.137
CiteScore22.2
Impact factor13.7
ISSN20952686
Geochemistry and Petrology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Abstract
Copper oxide minerals are important copper resources, which include malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, cuprite, etc. Flotation is the most widely used method for the enrichment of copper oxide minerals in the mineral processing industry. In this paper, the surface properties of copper oxide minerals and their effects on the mineral flotation behavior are systematically summarized. The flotation methods of copper oxide minerals and the interaction mechanism with reagents are reviewed in detail. Flotation methods include direct flotation (using chelating reagents or a fatty acid as collector), sulfidization flotation (using xanthate as collector), and activation flotation (using chelating reagents, ammonium/amine salts, metal ions, and oxidant for activation). An effective way to realize efficient flotation of copper oxide minerals is to increase active sites on the surface of copper oxide minerals to enhance the interaction of collector with the mineral surface. Besides, various perspectives for further investigation on the efficient recovery of copper oxide minerals are proposed.
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Feng Q. et al. Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review // International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 2022. Vol. 32. No. 6. pp. 1351-1364.
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Feng Q., Yang W., Su W., Han W., Zhao W., Han G. Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review // International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 2022. Vol. 32. No. 6. pp. 1351-1364.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.ijmst.2022.09.011
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2022.09.011
TI - Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review
T2 - International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
AU - Feng, Qicheng
AU - Yang, Wenhang
AU - Su, Wen
AU - Han, Wei
AU - Zhao, Wen-juan
AU - Han, Guang
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/11/21
PB - Elsevier
SP - 1351-1364
IS - 6
VL - 32
SN - 2095-2686
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@article{2022_Feng,
author = {Qicheng Feng and Wenhang Yang and Wen Su and Wei Han and Wen-juan Zhao and Guang Han},
title = {Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review},
journal = {International Journal of Mining Science and Technology},
year = {2022},
volume = {32},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {nov},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2022.09.011},
number = {6},
pages = {1351--1364},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijmst.2022.09.011}
}
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Feng, Qicheng, et al. “Flotation of copper oxide minerals: A review.” International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol. 32, no. 6, Nov. 2022, pp. 1351-1364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2022.09.011.