A Novel Process of Tungsten Flotation for Sustainable Exploitation of Tungsten Resources

IF 0.6 4区 综合性期刊 Q3 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Yunbo Luo, Faming Zhang
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Tungsten as key metal in various fields is indispensable metal resource for global economy. Sustainable exploitation of tungsten resources is still challenging. This work makes attempt to solve the difficulty in flotation separation of tungsten minerals from Yaogangxian tungsten ore. Systematical analysis of mineralogical properties of tungsten ore was performed. A process for tungsten flotation from tungsten ore was developed for exploitation of tungsten resources. The major valuable element in the ore is tungsten, and the grade of tungsten is 0.22%. The distribution of scheelite is nonuniform, and it is majorly distributed in 0.02~0.32 mm. The intergrowth and inclusion of scheelite occur with other minerals such as calcite, diopside, grossularite, and fluorite. The liberation of scheelite reaches 92.40% for -0.074 mm accounting for 75.48%. Process factors including Na2CO3, flotation collector, modified sodium silicate solution, and lead nitrate are studied, and the optimized conditions are Na2CO3 1600 g/t, GY-107 (640 g/t for roughing and 240 g/t for scavenging), modified sodium silicate solution 4200 g/t, and lead nitrate 400 g/t. The open-circuit and closed-circuit flotation processes for tungsten separation are designed, and it is verified for effective separation of tungsten minerals. For the closed-circuit flotation, the grade of tungsten concentrate is 7.30%, while the recovery reaches 85.89%. This work provides technical insights into tungsten separation from tungsten ore.
一种可持续开发钨资源的浮选新工艺
钨作为各领域的关键金属,是全球经济不可缺少的金属资源。钨资源的可持续开发仍面临挑战。为解决瑶岗县钨矿浮选分离钨矿物难的问题,对该钨矿物进行了系统的矿物学分析。为开发钨资源,开发了一种钨矿浮选钨的工艺。矿石中主要有价元素为钨,钨品位为0.22%。白钨矿分布不均匀,主要分布在0.02~0.32 mm。白钨矿与方解石、透辉石、辉长石、萤石等矿物共生或包裹。白钨矿解放率为92.40%,-0.074 mm占75.48%。研究了Na2CO3、浮选捕收剂、改性水玻璃溶液、硝酸铅等工艺因素,优化条件为Na2CO3 1600 g/t、GY-107(粗选640 g/t、扫选240 g/t)、改性水玻璃溶液4200 g/t、硝酸铅400 g/t。设计了开路浮选和闭路浮选钨选别工艺,并对其进行了验证,证明其能有效选别钨矿物。闭路浮选时,钨精矿品位为7.30%,回收率为85.89%。这项工作为从钨矿中分离钨提供了技术见解。
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Chiang Mai Journal of Science
Chiang Mai Journal of Science MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES-
CiteScore
1.00
自引率
25.00%
发文量
103
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: The Chiang Mai Journal of Science is an international English language peer-reviewed journal which is published in open access electronic format 6 times a year in January, March, May, July, September and November by the Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University. Manuscripts in most areas of science are welcomed except in areas such as agriculture, engineering and medical science which are outside the scope of the Journal. Currently, we focus on manuscripts in biology, chemistry, physics, materials science and environmental science. Papers in mathematics statistics and computer science are also included but should be of an applied nature rather than purely theoretical. Manuscripts describing experiments on humans or animals are required to provide proof that all experiments have been carried out according to the ethical regulations of the respective institutional and/or governmental authorities and this should be clearly stated in the manuscript itself. The Editor reserves the right to reject manuscripts that fail to do so.
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