Mining, Minerals Processing and Metallurgical Engineering

Sulfidization performance of hemimorphite surface in sodium sulfide system and identification of sulfidization products

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  • Ga ZHANG1,2, Mei-li WANG1,2, Yong-xin HE3, Han WANG1,2, Qi-cheng FENG1,2
1. State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Faculty of Land Resource Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
2. Yunnan Key Laboratory of Green Separation and Enrichment of Strategic Mineral Resources, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China;
3. Inner Mongolia Xingye Mining Company Limited, Chifeng 024028, China

Online published: 2024-02-25

Abstract

The sulfidization performance and mechanism of hemimorphite surface in a sodium sulfide (Na2S) system were revealed, and surface sulfidization products were identified through various analytical methods. The results showed that Na2S concentration had a significant effect on the sulfidization of the hemimorphite surface. An increase in Na2S concentration could promote the interaction between S species in the pulp and mineral surfaces, thereby increasing the content of sulfidization products and hydrophobicity of hemimorphite surface. XPS and ToF-SIMS analyses showed that the sulfidization product was not the sole monosulfide on hemimorphite surfaces and it was composed of monosulfide (S2-) and polysulfide (Sn2-). The content of polysulfide on mineral surface increased with an increase in the Na2S concentration, which improves the activity of sulfidization products on hemimorphite surface.

Cite this article

GaZHANG,Mei-liWANG,Yong-xinHE,HanWANG,Qi-chengFENG, . Sulfidization performance of hemimorphite surface in sodium sulfide system and identification of sulfidization products[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2024 , 34(2) : 629 -642 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(23)66423-4

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