Jianhua Kang

Central South University | CSU · School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering

There are a lot of residual flotation reagents such as xanthate remaining in the mineral processing wastewater, which must be deeply removed for recycling or discharge. However, there are few studies using electrochemical oxidation to remove xanthate. This article employs the electrochemical oxidation method to treat simulated xanthate-containing w...

The efficient separation of complex associated fluorite and calcium-containing gangue minerals is difficult to achieve using a traditional fatty acid collector due to the poor selectivity and adaptability of such collector. This study utilised a novel anionic/nonionic collector, namely, a mixture of sodium oleate (NaOL) and oleamide, to investigate...

The existing fatty acid collectors generally have problems of poor separation performance and low recovery in the strongly acidic pulp of the flotation of ilmenite concentrate. In this study, a surfactant, dodecyl dimethyl betaine (BS-12), was introduced to promote the flotation performance of sodium oleate (NaOL) under strong acid conditions. Usin...

This study presents a highly selective reagent system that utilizes sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) to improve the separation of scheelite from calcite and fluorite using an anionic–nonionic collector. The recoveries of calcite and fluorite decreased to 20% as the SHMP dose exceeded 6 × 10−6 mol/L, whereas that of scheelite remained at 85%. The int...

In most of the mining industries, lime is widely used to settle flotation tailings pulp. However, this conventional method has some drawbacks, as it increases pH, organic matter content and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of tailings dam wastewater (TDW) and further treatment is required. Therefore, current research provides an innovative and environm...

A selective organic depressant was investigated to promote the separation of scheelite from calcite and fluorite. 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonicacid (HEDP) could efficiently reduce the recoveries of calcite and fluorite to less than 20%, while that of scheelite remained above 85%. The selective interaction mechanism was demonstrated via Zeta...

In current COD measurement method, we found that sodium chlorate (NaClO3) can effectively reduce the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of minerals processing wastewater (MPW). However, the reduction in COD via the present COD method was only achieved through the interference of NaClO3 with COD measurement. A series of laboratory-scale experiments demons...

This paper presents an efficient COD reduction from sulfide minerals processing wastewater using Fenton process, and the COD of the tailings dam wastewater is largely reduced from 130 mg/L to 30 mg/L, so as to meet the emission limit (COD < 60 mg/L). The effects of multiple parameters influencing the Fenton process on COD of the concentrates wastew...

An efficiently optimized reagent regime was investigated to improve scheelite heating flotation. The scheelite grade and recovery in the plant were significantly improved by 5% and 6%, respectively, which remarkably augmented the economic profit by $260,000 per month. The interaction mechanisms of sodium sulfide and sodium oleate with scheelite, ca...

The reduction of chemical oxygen demand (COD) from minerals processing wastewater (MPW¹) was studied using the coagulation-flocculation (CF), adsorption, and Fenton processes. The effects of multiple parameters on COD reduction were evaluated in detail using polymeric ferric sulphate as coagulant, polyacrylamide as flocculant, granular activated ca...

Fluorite, one of the major raw materials for fluoride in China, is mainly associated with sulfide and calcite minerals. The presence of these sulfide and calcite minerals cause the pipe blockage and efficiency loss during the production of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid (AHF). Worldwide, direct flotation techniques are utilized to beneficiate the fluo...

This study introduces the use of a waste by-product from wet limestone flue gas desulfurization as a potential material for fluoride removal. Systematic laboratory-scale experiments were tested to identify the fluoride removal performance and determine the underlying mechanism. Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum removes 93.31% of fluoride from 1...

This study investigates the effects of silicate removal from recycled wastewater on scheelite flotation performance. Systematic experiments were conducted to identify and evaluate the mechanisms underlying the influence of sodium silicate on scheelite flotation and silicate removal. When the sodium silicate concentration exceeds 1 × 10⁻² mol/L, sch...

This research demonstrates an effective application of etidronic acid to improve the scheelite flotation efficiency and reduce the consumptions of energy and reagents. The cleaning recovery is significantly increased by 7%, and the cleaning cost is reduced by 17% accompanied with the efficient improvement of roughing grade from 1.22% to 1.68% compa...

Silicate removal from scheelite flotation wastewater by flue gas desulphurisation waste (FGD gypsum) has been investigated. Systematic laboratory-scale experiments were conducted to evaluate silicate removal and formation mechanism of calcium silicate. Precipitation test results showed that silicate removal reached 90% at an initial silicon concent...

In present study, a significant improvement of molybdenum recovery was obtained through improving foam performance using Pluronics (L-61 and L-65), which were used as foam conditioner. The solution properties of L-61 and L-65, such as foamability, bulk rheology, and foam stabilities, on the flotation, were investigated through surface tension and r...

This study investigates an environmentally friendly technology that utilizes waste by-products (waste acid and waste alkali liquids) to treat mineral processing wastewater. Chemical precipitation is used to remove silicate from scheelite (CaWO4) cleaning flotation wastewater and the waste by-products are used as a substitute for calcium chloride (C...

The research demonstrates an efficient, innovative and environmentally friendly technology which uses one waste (waste acid) to treat another (wastewater) and significantly improves the scheelite roughing recovery by 5% compared with the same periods of previous years in the winter times. A series of modelling exercises and laboratory experiments a...