With the development of arsenic removal technologies, biological method and sulfide method have been applied in industrial fields, other methods have also been applied in arsenic-containing copper flotation, including...With the development of arsenic removal technologies, biological method and sulfide method have been applied in industrial fields, other methods have also been applied in arsenic-containing copper flotation, including coagulation process, ion exchange method, direct precipitation method and so on. In the paper, a short review on the progress of arsenic removal technologies of copper flotation during the last decade is presented, and the importance and the trend of arsenic removal are discussed. The existing and possible strategies of improving copper recovery in porphyry copper ores and rejection of penalty elements such as Tennantite and Enargite in copper flotation concentrates are also presented.展开更多
Enargite is typically associated with chalcocite.Owing to the similarity in the flotation behaviors of these minerals,both minerals are reported to concentrate in the conventional flotation circuit.However,inorganic a...Enargite is typically associated with chalcocite.Owing to the similarity in the flotation behaviors of these minerals,both minerals are reported to concentrate in the conventional flotation circuit.However,inorganic arsenic in enargite can decrease the copper concentrate quality and increase the operating cost of processing this concentrate.Separating these minerals is important for cleaner copper production to avoid these effects.In this context,this study investigated the effect of hydrogen peroxide(H_(2)O_(2))treatment on the flotation behavior of chalcocite and enargite.Flotation tests of pure and mixed minerals indicated that H_(2)O_(2)treatment reduced the floatability of chalcocite and enargite by forming sulfate and copper hydroxide on their surfaces.Despite the detrimental effect of the H_(2)O_(2)treatment,there was a narrow window of H_(2)O_(2)concentration for separating both minerals,in which enargite floated and chalcocite was depressed.This selective flotation behavior was caused by the rapid adsorption of potassium amyl xanthate(KAX)and lower surface oxidation of enargite compared with that of chalcocite.展开更多
A mathematical model for enargite bioleaching at 70℃ by Sulfolobus BC in shake-flasks has been constructed. The model included （1） the indirect leaching by Fe^3＋ and Fe^3＋ regeneration by suspended Sulfolobus, a...A mathematical model for enargite bioleaching at 70℃ by Sulfolobus BC in shake-flasks has been constructed. The model included （1） the indirect leaching by Fe^3＋ and Fe^3＋ regeneration by suspended Sulfolobus, and （2） the direct leaching by the attached Sulfolobus. The model parameters were optimized using genetic algorithm （GA）. Simulations of the ferric leaching, and bioleaching processes were done using this model. The dynamic changes of the concentrations of Cu^2＋, As^3＋, As^5＋, Fe^3＋ and/or Fe^2＋, as well as ferric-arsenate precipitation were accurately predicted.展开更多
文摘模拟生物堆浸工艺条件,在硫酸铁酸性介质体系下,进行硫砷铜矿化学浸出动力学实验研究。硫砷铜矿化学性质稳定,在初始Fe3＋浓度31 g·L-1,Fe2＋浓度0.02 g·L-1,初始p H=1.00±0.05,氧化还原电位恒定在（900±5）m V,30℃条件下浸出96 h,硫砷铜矿的浸出率仅有2.49%。不同电位对硫砷铜矿浸出的影响结果表明,硫砷铜矿的浸出率与电位呈弱正相关,30,45,60,75℃时硫砷铜矿的浸出率与电位的关联指数分别为0.0037,0.0053,0.0062,0.0120。低温下电位对溶解速率影响很小,高温下较显著。研究了温度对硫砷铜矿浸出的影响,氧化还原电位在800 m V时,温度在30-75℃范围,硫砷铜矿硫酸铁酸性化学浸出的表观活化能Ea=57.87 k J·mol-1。实验结果表明,硫酸铁酸性浸出硫砷铜矿符合典型的缩核模型,速率受表面化学反应控制,而非扩散。结合低品位次生硫化铜矿生物堆浸生产实际,为生产实践提出了工艺优化措施。
文摘With the development of arsenic removal technologies, biological method and sulfide method have been applied in industrial fields, other methods have also been applied in arsenic-containing copper flotation, including coagulation process, ion exchange method, direct precipitation method and so on. In the paper, a short review on the progress of arsenic removal technologies of copper flotation during the last decade is presented, and the importance and the trend of arsenic removal are discussed. The existing and possible strategies of improving copper recovery in porphyry copper ores and rejection of penalty elements such as Tennantite and Enargite in copper flotation concentrates are also presented.
基金Sumitomo Metal Mining Co.,Ltd.,Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA),and a Grant-inAid for Science Research(JSPS KAKENHI)from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)(Nos.JP22K14636,JP22H00310 and JP19H02659)This work was partly supported by Advanced Research Infrastructure for Materials and Nanotechnology(No.JPMXP1222KU1009)in Japan sponsored by the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology(MEXT),Japan.
文摘Enargite is typically associated with chalcocite.Owing to the similarity in the flotation behaviors of these minerals,both minerals are reported to concentrate in the conventional flotation circuit.However,inorganic arsenic in enargite can decrease the copper concentrate quality and increase the operating cost of processing this concentrate.Separating these minerals is important for cleaner copper production to avoid these effects.In this context,this study investigated the effect of hydrogen peroxide(H_(2)O_(2))treatment on the flotation behavior of chalcocite and enargite.Flotation tests of pure and mixed minerals indicated that H_(2)O_(2)treatment reduced the floatability of chalcocite and enargite by forming sulfate and copper hydroxide on their surfaces.Despite the detrimental effect of the H_(2)O_(2)treatment,there was a narrow window of H_(2)O_(2)concentration for separating both minerals,in which enargite floated and chalcocite was depressed.This selective flotation behavior was caused by the rapid adsorption of potassium amyl xanthate(KAX)and lower surface oxidation of enargite compared with that of chalcocite.
基金Supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China （2004CB619202） and the National Natural Science Foundation of China （50174034, 30170026）.
文摘A mathematical model for enargite bioleaching at 70℃ by Sulfolobus BC in shake-flasks has been constructed. The model included （1） the indirect leaching by Fe^3＋ and Fe^3＋ regeneration by suspended Sulfolobus, and （2） the direct leaching by the attached Sulfolobus. The model parameters were optimized using genetic algorithm （GA）. Simulations of the ferric leaching, and bioleaching processes were done using this model. The dynamic changes of the concentrations of Cu^2＋, As^3＋, As^5＋, Fe^3＋ and/or Fe^2＋, as well as ferric-arsenate precipitation were accurately predicted.
