Thesis EFECTO DE REACTIVOS QUÍMICOS EN LA FLOTACIÓN DE PIRITA EN PRESENCIA DE Cu2+
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2018
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Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María UTFSM. Casa Central Valparaíso
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La pirita (FeS2) es la principal ganga metálica presente en la flotación de minerales sulfurados de cobre, por lo que las plantas concentradoras operan a diferentes condiciones y utilizan diversos reactivos para evitar su flotación. Sin embargo, la presencia de iones cúpricos, puede provocar la activación inadvertida de la pirita, ocasionando su recuperación por true-flotation. Con la finalidad de proponer una estrategia para mitigar este fenómeno, es que el presente proyecto de memoria estuvo centrado en evaluar reactivos químicos en la flotación de mineral sulfurado de cobre proveniente de una empresa minera. El trabajo fue patrocinado por SOLVAY Chile y consistió en analizar el efecto de reactivos químicos SOLVAY sobre el desempeño metalúrgico en pruebas de flotación batch. Con los resultados obtenidos, fue posible determinar que el Fe es recuperado principalmente como pirita debido a su activación por Cu2+. La extracción de los iones cúpricos mediante un lavado del mineral, no demostró mitigar la activación de la pirita. Por otro lado, con el uso de reactivos químicos tampoco se obtuvieron resultados que permitieran establecer de que su adición generó una mitigación de la activación de pirita por Cu(II). Finalmente, con el estudio realizado en el proyecto de memoria, sé concluyo que una caracterización mineralógica del mineral y la detección de iones, permite evaluar el fenómeno de activación como causante de la flotación no deseada de minerales. Esto se convierte en la base de la selección de reactivos químicos destinados a mitigar la activación de minerales y cuya eficiencia, puede ser evaluada mediante su efecto en el desempeño metalúrgico del proceso de flotación.
Pyrite (FeS2) is the principal metallic gangue specie present in copper sulphide ore flotation process, therefore, industrial plants operate at different conditions and use chemical reagents with the objective of mitigate the pyrite flotation. However, the presence of cupric ions, may promote the pyrite activation and produce its recovery by true-flotation. In order to propose a mitigation strategy for pyrite activation, this project was focused in the evaluation of chemical reagents in the flotation of copper sulphide ore samples coming from a mining company. This study was sponsored by SOLVAY Chile. Batch flotation tests was carried out to determine the effect of SOLVAY reagents in the metallurgical performance. The results obtained, showed that pyrite was the principal Fe specie recovered due it was activated by Cu2+. The mitigation of pyrite activation was not demonstrate by the cupric ions extraction produced in washing ore process. On the other hand, the results did not allow to determine if chemical reagents addition mitigate the pyrite copper-activation. Finally, this study concluded that mineralogical characterization and ions detection analysis, are essential to determine if activation phenomenon is the principal flotation mechanism of gangue minerals. This is the basis in the chemical reagents selection to mitigate the mineral activation, and in this context, reagents efficiency can be evaluated by their effect in metallurgical performance.
Pyrite (FeS2) is the principal metallic gangue specie present in copper sulphide ore flotation process, therefore, industrial plants operate at different conditions and use chemical reagents with the objective of mitigate the pyrite flotation. However, the presence of cupric ions, may promote the pyrite activation and produce its recovery by true-flotation. In order to propose a mitigation strategy for pyrite activation, this project was focused in the evaluation of chemical reagents in the flotation of copper sulphide ore samples coming from a mining company. This study was sponsored by SOLVAY Chile. Batch flotation tests was carried out to determine the effect of SOLVAY reagents in the metallurgical performance. The results obtained, showed that pyrite was the principal Fe specie recovered due it was activated by Cu2+. The mitigation of pyrite activation was not demonstrate by the cupric ions extraction produced in washing ore process. On the other hand, the results did not allow to determine if chemical reagents addition mitigate the pyrite copper-activation. Finally, this study concluded that mineralogical characterization and ions detection analysis, are essential to determine if activation phenomenon is the principal flotation mechanism of gangue minerals. This is the basis in the chemical reagents selection to mitigate the mineral activation, and in this context, reagents efficiency can be evaluated by their effect in metallurgical performance.
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ACTIVACION POR CU2+, FLOTACION DE FE, FLOTACION DE PIRITA