| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2025: In-Situ Characterization Techniques
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| Presentation Title |
Analysis of the Flotation Behavior of Copper Oxides Using Amyl Xanthate as Collector |
| Author(s) |
Martín Reyes Perez, Rogelio Hernández Ortiz, Elia Guadalupe Palacios Beas, Iván Alejandro Reyes Domínguez, Julio Cesar Juárez Tapia, M. Pérez-Labra, Francisco Raúl Barrientos Hernández, José Ángel Cobos-Murcia, Mizraim Uriel Flores Guerrero |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Rogelio Hernández Ortiz |
| Abstract Scope |
Important natural sources of copper are the mineral oxides Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2, and CuO, which are connected to host rocks of the aluminosilicate type. These are concentrated to provide additional value. In this research, the flotation behavior of copper oxides azurite, malachite, and tenorite is analyzed using a wide range of potassium amyl xanthate XAP amounts and pH values. The findings indicate that copper species flotation reduces with increasing pH. Hence, 89.8% w/w is produced at pH 5.5 and 0.15 g/L of XAP; at a pulp potential of +272 mV this value is given in reference to the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE). Keywords; xanthate, copper, oxides, flotation, collector. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Characterization, Surface Modification and Coatings, Extraction and Processing |