bioleaching processes for extraction of cu and mo from molybdenite cons. are more environmentally friendly and consume less energy than conventional technologies, yet less economically efficient. one necessary step towards arriving at a cost-effective bioleaching process is using appropriate methodology to optimize pertinent factors in such processes. to this end, the present study employed res...

Nonpolar hydrocarbon oils are widely used as collectors for floating molybdenite. However, they can only adsorb on molybdenite faces and not on molybdenite edges, resulting in limited molybdenite recovery, especially in processed water containing a high amounts of Ca2+. In this study, the influence of Ca2+ and pH on the adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as part of composite...

Separation of chalcopyrite from molybdenite is currently mainly carried out by flotation, but this process costly because the extensive use inhibitors. This study briefly describes a 7.0T/100CGC low-temperature superconducting magnetic separator and discusses its separation principle as well effect induction on molybdenite. A molybdenum (Mo) concentrate assaying 6.00% copper (Cu) 19.01% Mo was ...

Bioleaching processes for extraction of Cu and Mo from molybdenite cons. are more environmentally friendly and consume less energy than conventional technologies, yet less economically efficient. One necessary step towards arriving at a cost-effective bioleaching process is using appropriate methodology to optimize pertinent factors in such processes. To this end, the present study employed Res...

In this paper, the influence of Ca2+ on the flotation of a skarn type molybdenum ore and pure molybdenite mineral at pH 8 was studied using diesel as the collector. It was found that Ca2+ had little effect on molybdenum flotation at low concentrations. By further increasing Ca2+ concentration, the floatability of molybdenite—especially from the fine size fractions—was depressed even without the...

Redox potential (Eh) control plays a significant role during sulfide mineral flotation by influencing the reactions on surface of minerals and accordingly behaviour. In this study, metallurgical performance typical copper minerals, molybdenite as well gangue (e.g., pyrite, tennantite, enargite) under different pH Eh conditions cell were investigated. The molybdenum processing plant at Sungun co...