摘要
The flotation and adsorption behaviors of dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride（DTAC） and cetyltrimethylammonium chloride（CTAC） on diaspore and kaolinite were studied.Solution depletion methods were used to determine adsorption isotherms.Fluorescence probe test along with Zeta potential measurement was also conducted for further investigation into the adsorption of quaternary amines at the mineral-water interface.The results show that the flotation recovery of kaolinite decreases with an increase in pH when DTAC and CTAC are used as collectors,while diaspore is on the contrary.As the carbon chain length of the collectors increases,the flotation recoveries of minerals increase.However,the increment rate of kaolinite is significantly lower than that of diaspore.In the low surfactant concentration range,the cationic surfactants adsorb readily on diaspore surfaces just due to electrostatic interactions.As for kaolinite surfaces,ion exchange process also exists.With a further increase in surfactant concentration,the adsorption was ascribed to the hydrophobic association of chain-chain interactions.Micro-polarity of mineral surfaces study shows that CTAC has a better hydrophobic characteristic than DTAC.Larger aggregates are formed with CTAC on diaspore than on kaolinite in the same solution concentration.The results also indicate that the chain length of cationic surfactants has a greater influence on the adsorption of diaspore than on kaolinite,which is consistent with the flotation result.
研究十二烷基三甲基氯化铵(DTAC)和十六烷基三甲基氯化铵(CTAC)对一水硬铝石和高岭石的浮选行为。通过残余浓度法测定吸附等温线,荧光探针法和Zeta电位测试方法研究季铵型阳离子捕收剂在矿物表面的吸附机理。浮选结果表明:将DTAC和CTAC作为捕收剂,一水硬铝石的浮选回收率随着pH的增大而增加,而高岭石的浮选回收率随着pH的增大反而下降。当捕收剂的碳链增长时,矿物浮选回收率提高,但高岭石的增加幅度小于一水硬铝石的。在低浓度范围内,阳离子表面活性剂通过静电作用吸附在一水硬铝石表面,而对于高岭石,还存在离子交换作用。当浓度增大时,阳离子表面活性剂通过碳链间疏水缔合作用在两种矿物表面进一步吸附。矿物表面微极性研究表明:CTAC的疏水性比DTAC强,相同溶液浓度下CTAC在一水硬铝石表面能形成比在高岭石表面更大的胶团,这也说明阳离子表面活性剂碳链的增长对一水硬铝石吸附的影响要大,与浮选结果相吻合。
基金
Projects (50974134,50804055) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Project (2005CB623701) supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
