Hematite and quartz microflotation using millet starch as depressant
AUTOR(ES)
Silva, André Carlos; Sousa, Débora Nascimento; Silva, Elenice Maria Schons
FONTE
REM, Int. Eng. J.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2021-01
RESUMO
Abstract Brazil is among the world's largest iron ore producers. The standard concentration method is reverse cationic flotation using amines, and their derivatives, such as quartz collector and corn (as either grits, flour, or starch) as the hematite depressant. Corn is considered cheap, abundant, and available all around the country. However, its demand has been abruptly increasing over the last few years, mainly due to the emerging of new attractive markets, such as ethanol production. In order to propose a feasible replacement for corn, hematite and quartz samples from the Brazilian Iron Quadrangle were tested in a modified Hallimond tube using millet starch as depressant for the first time (corn and sorghum starch were used as benchmark). Tests were carried out with four different depressant dosages and four different pHs, all in triplicate. It was possible to reach quartz floatability above 98% and hematite depressability above 93% for millet and sorghum starches. This fundamental study shows that replacing corn with millet poses a real opportunity to reduce operational costs.
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