Effect of TIPA/TEA combined grinding aid on the behavior of quartz flotation in DDA system

Abstract

In this paper, different dosages of TIPA, TEA and their combined grinding aid were added to the process of quartz grinding and their influence on the grinding efficiency and flotation recovery in DDA system was investigated. From the grinding and flotation experiments, It can be known that the effect of the combined grinding aid was better than that of a single reagent, which can not only significantly improve the grinding efficiency of quartz, but also increase the recovery of quartz from flotation. Based on the results of FT-IR spectroscopy, XPS analysis, quantum chemistry and solution chemistry calculations, it can be seen that the hydroxyl groups in the TIPA/TEA combined grinding aid formed hydrogen bonds with O on the (101) surface of quartz, while collector DDA was mainly electrostatically adsorbed on the surface of quartz with negative potential, and the introduction of combined grinding aid improved the adsorption of DDA, the grinding aid and collector played a synergistic role instead of competitive adsorption. The detection of contact angle and surface tension showed that the combined grinding aid can improve the hydrophobicity of quartz, reduce the surface tension and CMC value of DDA, and enhance the dispersibility of quartz, therefore, it can increase the recovery of quartz from flotation.