The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a concentrate enriched in a phosphate mineral content from an ore, which contains a phosphate mineral and a non-phosphate mineral, by a flotation, which method comprises the step of adding a surfactant system comprising (A) a fatty acid, (B) a blend of ethoxylated and non-ethoxylated alcohols, which is obtainable by blending (i) a reaction product of a first C.sub.12-C.sub.16 aliphatic alcohol having an average degree of branching of 1.9 to 3.5 and 10 to 20 equivalents of ethylene oxide, and (ii) a second C.sub.12-C.sub.16 aliphatic alcohol having an average degree of branching of 1.9 to 3.5, wherein the amount of (i) is 80 to 95 wt. % and the amount of (ii) is 5 to 20 wt. % and wt. % is based on the overall weight of the mixture of ethoxylated and non-ethoxylated alcohols, to a prepared aqueous pulp of the ore and optionally one or more flotation auxiliaries to obtain an aqueous mixture. Furthermore, a use of the surfactant system as flotation collector is disclosed.

A collector 2-cyano-N-(substituted carbamoyl)acetamide compound in flotation of calcium-bearing minerals and a highly selective flotation reagent for the calcium-bearing minerals are provided. The highly selective flotation reagent includes the 2-cyano-N-(substituted carbamoyl)acetamide compound and an auxiliary collector. The 2-cyano-N-(substituted carbamoyl)acetamide compound has an excellent effect on flotation separation of the calcium-bearing minerals and a foaming performance. Dosage is further reduced and a flotation performance is improved by compounding the compound with the auxiliary collector. The flotation reagent can preferably separate fluorite from calcite by flotation, efficiently separates the fluorite and the calcite from scheelite under neutral condition (pH is about 7), effectively purifies rough scheelite concentrate and improves grade of scheelite concentrate. Meanwhile, the neutral flotation reduces influence on the environment.

According to the invention there is provided a method of processing a mixture of minerals including the steps of: (a) providing a mixture of minerals which includes a metal containing mineral and one or more unwanted gangue minerals; (b) achieving a contact between the mixture of minerals and polymeric material that includes a mineral binding moiety which selectively binds to the metal containing mineral; and (c) separating the gangue minerals and the polymeric material which has the metal containing mineral bound thereto.

According to the invention there is provided a method of processing a mixture of minerals including the steps of: (a) providing a mixture of minerals which includes a metal containing mineral and one or more unwanted gangue minerals; (b) achieving a contact between the mixture of minerals and polymeric material that includes a mineral binding moiety which selectively binds to the metal containing mineral; and (c) separating the gangue minerals and the polymeric material which has the metal containing mineral bound thereto.

The present invention pertains to a composition comprising at least one compound of formula (I) and to the use of said composition for recovering value minerals from ore and other feedstocks by flotation.

The present invention pertains to a composition comprising at least one compound of formula (I) and to the use of said composition for recovering value minerals from ore and other feedstocks by flotation.

The disclosure relates to mineral processing, and more particularly to a copper(II)-ammonia complex ion sulfidization activator, and its preparation and application. A molar ratio of NH.sub.3 to Cu.sup.2+ in the active ingredient of the copper(II)-ammonia complex ion sulfidization activator is 2:1-4:1. The preparation method includes: dropwise adding an ammonia solution to a copper salt solution; and adjusting the mixture to pH 6-7.2 with dilute sulfuric acid to obtain the copper(II)-ammonia complex ion sulfidization activator. During the sulfidization flotation for the copper oxide ore, the copper(II)-ammonia complex ion sulfidization activator is added and mixed uniformly with the ore slurry prior to the introduction of the sulfidizing agent.

Disclosed is a sodium petroleum sulfonate collector for fluorite flotation, comprising sodium petroleum sulfonate and non-polar oil, wherein the molar ratio of the non-polar oil to the sodium petroleum sulfonate is 3.33-5.67, the sodium petroleum sulfonate comprises raw material oil and active substance, the molecular weight of the raw material oil is 350-450, the molecular weight of the sodium petroleum sulfonate is 500-750, the aromatic hydrocarbon comprises benzene ring hydrocarbon and naphthalene ring hydrocarbon, the content of the benzene ring hydrocarbon is 5% to 11%, and the content of the naphthalene ring hydrocarbon is 5% to 5.2%, the raw material oil needs to be sulfonated by sulfur trioxide, and the molar ratio of the aromatic hydrocarbon to the sulfur trioxide in the raw material oil is 2.4 to 5. The sodium petroleum sulfonate collector proposed by this disclosure is both efficient and low temperature resistant.

A method and enhancements for the decontamination of water containing one or more PFAS contaminants includes introducing a foaming agent into the water, and injecting a gas through a diffuser and into the water so as to form a plurality of bubbles in the water, the one or more PFAS contaminants accumulating on the plurality of bubbles. The plurality of bubbles is allowed to rise, forming a foam at the surface of the water. The resulting foam is then collected and transported away from the surface of the water, where it condenses into a liquid and is treated to regulatory standards.

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The present invention pertains to a composition comprising at least one compound of formula (I) and to the use of said composition for recovering value minerals from ore and other feedstocks by flotation (formula (I)).