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The interaction of various concentrations of sodium sulfide, dodecylamine (DDA) and oleic acid (OA) on smithsonite were investigated at different pH levels using zeta potential, contact angle, microflotation and diffuse-reflectance FT-IR studies. Flotation results show that the recovery and contact angle are enhanced to 94% and 115°, respectively, with a dodecylamine concentration of 1.6 × 10t−3 M and a pH of 11.5. The optimum sodium sulfide consumption was found to be 2.6 × 10−2 M. Zeta potential measurements showed less negative charge after DDA treatment on the surface of pure crystalline smithsonite. The recovery and contact angle for oleic acid flotation rises to 93% and 105°, respectively, with an oleic acid concentration of 1.1 × 10−3 M and a pH of 10. The zeta potential in the case of using oleic acid showed a more negative charge after oleic acid treatment on the smithsonite surface. The FT-IR spectra studies of smithsonite conditioned with DDA confirmed the adsorption of DDA on the smithsonite surface. The spectra show that the mineral surface is changed partially to a ZnS layer after sodium sulfide treatment. The spectra confirmed the formation of zinc oleate on the smithsonite surface after oleic acid treatment. A comparison of the results using cationic and anionic collectors showed that the different adsorption densities of the reagents in two cases conferred different degrees of hydrophobicity on the smithsonite surface.
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Hosseini, S.H., Forssberg, E. Adsorption studies of smithsonite flotation using dodecylamine and oleic acid. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 23, 87–96 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03403341
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