Dianzuo Wang

"Electrochemistry of Flotation of Sulphide Minerals" systematically covers various electrochemical measurements, especially electrochemical corrosive methods, electrochemical equilibrium calculations, surface analysis, semiconductor energy band theory as well as molecular orbital theory. Behaviour and mechanism of collectorless and collector-induced flotation of sulphide minerals in various flotation systems are also discussed. The example of electrochemical flotation separation of sulphide ores shows an industrial application. Prof. Yuehua Hu is a professor at the School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering of Central South University and Vice Chairman of the Mineral Processing Committee of the China Nonferrous Metals Society. Dr. Wei Sun is an associate professor at the School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering of Central South University. Prof. Dianzuo Wang is both a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, and a foreign associate of the National Academy of Engineering (USA).

This volume presents essential information on chemical reagents commonly used in flotation processes. It comprehensively summarizes the properties, preparation and applications of collectors, frothers, depressants and flocculants. It also discusses the microanalysis of flotation reagents and adsorption measurement. The book offers a valuable resource for all university researchers and students, as wells as R&D engineers in minerals processing and extractive metallurgy who wish to explore innovative reagents and technologies that lead to more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions.

This book summarizes the author’s findings on the functional principle of flotation reagents, gathered over the past few decades. The fundamentals of and approaches common to surface chemistry are applied to study the reagents’ structure and performance, as well as their interaction with minerals. In particular, the book establishes the theoretical criteria for collector performance. It also includes the quantum chemistry parameters, steric configuration, HOMO and LUMO surface of various reagents. The book offers a valuable resource for all university graduate students, researchers and R&D engineers in minerals processing and extractive metallurgy who wish to explore innovative reagents and technologies that lead to more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions.

This book summarizes the author’s findings on the functional principle of flotation reagents, gathered over the past few decades. The fundamentals of and approaches common to surface chemistry are applied to study the reagents’ structure and performance, as well as their interaction with minerals. In particular, the book establishes the theoretical criteria for collector performance. It also includes the quantum chemistry parameters, steric configuration, HOMO and LUMO surface of various reagents. The book offers a valuable resource for all university graduate students, researchers and R&D engineers in minerals processing and extractive metallurgy who wish to explore innovative reagents and technologies that lead to more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions.

This volume presents essential information on chemical reagents commonly used in flotation processes. It comprehensively summarizes the properties, preparation and applications of collectors, frothers, depressants and flocculants. It also discusses the microanalysis of flotation reagents and adsorption measurement. The book offers a valuable resource for all university researchers and students, as wells as R&D engineers in minerals processing and extractive metallurgy who wish to explore innovative reagents and technologies that lead to more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions.

Surfactants have been used for many industrial processes such as flotation, enhanced oil recovery, soil remediation and cleansing. Flotation technology itself has been used in industry since the end of the 19th century, and even today it is an important method for mineral processing and its application range is expanding to other areas. This technology has been used in the treatment of wastewater, industrial waste materials, separation and recycling of municipal waste, and some unit processes of chemical engineering. The efficiency of all these operations depends primarily on the interactions among surfactants, solids and media. In this book, the fundamentals of solution chemistry of mineral/surfactant systems are discussed, as well as the important calculations involved. The influence of relevant physico-chemical conditions are also presented in detail.