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The existence of sulfur and silica in bauxite influence the product quality of Bayer alumina . The synchronous desulfurization and desilication of low-grade and high-sulfur bauxite through reverse flotation processes were studied using modified starch as depressants in this work. The effects of depressant dosage, modified depressant dosage and collector dosage on flotation performance were investigated. The results show that the sulfur and silica in bauxite were successfully decreased through the reverse flotation . With an optimal condition of 10% solid density, particle size of −74 µm of 75%, pulp pH 9, temperature 30 °C, modified depressant dosage of 50 g/t, copper sulfate dosage of 20 g/t, combined collector dosage of 220 g/t, and terpenic oil dosage of 120 g/t, the recovery of Al 2O3 reached to 76.41%. The sulfur content of concentrate was decreased from 2.87 to 0.27%, with an aluminum to silicon ratio (A/S) increasing from 3.36 to 8.09.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the National Science Fund of China (Nos. 51674225 and 51774252), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2017M622375), and the Foundation of Henan Educational Committee (Nos. 17A450001, 18HASTIT011 and 18A450001).
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Chai, W., Han, G., Huang, Y., Cao, Y., Liu, J. (2019). Synchronous Desulfurization and Desilication of Low-Grade and High-Sulfur Bauxite by a Flotation Process. In: Chesonis, C. (eds) Light Metals 2019. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_6
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