| Citation: | Chen Zhiqiang, Zheng Mingyu, Peng Tiefeng. Effect and Mechanism of Sodium Polyacrylate on Flotation of Serpentine[J]. Multipurpose Utilization of Mineral Resources, 2022, (2): 100-104. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6532.2022.02.018 | 
Effect of sodium polyacrylate (PAAS) on the flotation and surface properties of serpentine was studied systematically by means of flotation test, Zeta potential test, Infrared spectral (IR) and SEM-EDS analysis. The flotation results showed that the addition of the depressant sodium polyacrylate could effectively depress the flotation of serpentine, and the recovery of serpentine decreased from 36% to 10% after the addition of 24.7 mg/L sodium polyacrylate. Zeta potential test results showed that sodium polyacrylate could significantly reduce the surface charge of serpentine.Infrared spectral (IR) and SEM-EDS analysis showed that sodium polyacrylate had obvious chemical adsorption on serpentine surface.The mechanism analysis shows that sodium polyacrylate can flocculate serpentine by interacting with the Mg2+ on the serpentine surface, and change the dispersion state of serpentine particles, thus effectively depressing the serpentine particles.
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			        Effect of pH on the flotation recovery of serpentine.
Effect of PAAS dosage on the flotation recovery of serpentine (pH = 9.2)
Zeta potentials of serpentine at the different pH before and after reacting with PAAS (PAAS=20 mg/L)
Infrared spectra of serpentine before and after interact with PAAS (pH = 9.2)
SEM-EDS analysis of serpentine samples (a) serpentine; (b) serpentine treated with PAAS (PAAS=24.7 mg/L)