(Poster session/Short oral-presentation) Mineral processing / Recycling

[2210-27-01] [Student presentation: Doctoral course] A comparative study on the flotabilities of a new collector 2-(octylthio)aniline and xanthate during the flotation of a copper sulfide ore

○Jia Zhao¹, Labone L. GODIRILWE¹, Kazutoshi Haga¹, Manabu Yamada¹, Atsushi Shibayama¹, Sambalkhundev Delgermaa² (1. Akita university, 2. JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation)

Chairperson: Keishi Oyama (Waseda University)

Keywords:Collector, 2-(octylthio)aniline, Potassium Amylxanthate, Continuous flotation, Floatbility

In this study, the flotabilities of the new collector 2-(octylthio)aniline (2-OA) and the conventional collector, potassium amylxanthate (PAX); were compared during the one-stage and two-stage flotation on a copper sulfide ore. The results showed that the new collector 2-OA had a stronger capacity to collect copper sulfide ore than PAX under the same flotation conditions. More especially when employing a two stage flotation, the final copper grade can be increased by a factor of 2. Overall, the collector 2-OA can yield a higher copper recovery and copper grade than PAX.