The effect of an external magnetic field on cationic flotation of quartz from magnetite

BİRİNCİ M., MILLER J. D., SARIKAYA M., WANG X.

MINERALS ENGINEERING, cilt.23, sa.10, ss.813-818, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.06.001
  • Dergi Adı: MINERALS ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.813-818
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the effect of an external magnetic field on cationic flotation of quartz from magnetite was investigated by using a magnetic micro-flotation column. For this purpose, a micro-flotation column jacketed with three coils was fabricated to create a funnel-shaped magnetic field. Both the theoretical magnetic field strengths and the magnetic forces were calculated. The results from flotation experiments with 6 x 10(-5) M dodecylamine as collector using a binary mixture of quartz and magnetite as a feed material show that the separation efficiency increased from 0% without the magnetic field to 88% in the presence of the magnetic field. The significant enhancement in separation efficiency is evident. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.