The low-grade zinc oxide ore was sulfidized to increase the efficiency of flotation, but the effect of pre-sulfidization on the adsorption mechanism of octadecyl amine (ODA) on the smithsonite surface is currently unclear. In this study, the effect of pre-sulfidization on the adsorption mechanism of ODA and the flotation behavior was studied using smithsonite and pre-sulfidized smithsonite as the samples by zeta potential, contact angle measurement, total organic carbon analyzer (TOC), quartz microcrystalline balance (QCM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and micro-flotation tests. Micro-flotation tests showed that the pretreatment of sulfidization could improve the floatability of smithsonite. Zeta potential and contact angle measurements demonstrated that pre-sulfidization could favor the adsorption of ODA, which is further confirmed by the adsorption tests of ODA using TOC and QCM. Furthermore, FTIR and XPS analysis showed that pre-sulfidization changes the adsorption mode of ODA, changing it from physical adsorption to chemical adsorption. These results suggested that the favorable effect of pre-sulfidization on the adsorption of ODA and the flotation of smithsonite might provide important guidance for industrial application.
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