Abstract
XANTHATES and dithiophosphate are the two principal collecting reagents in the flotation for sulphide minerals. They have structural formulæ respectively, where R is an alkyl group and M an alkali metal or ammonium ion. It is generally accepted that the alkyl group may be standing upright on the mineral surface.
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HAGIHARA, H., UCHIKOSHI, H. Adsorption of Alkyl Xanthate and Dithiophosphate on a Cleavage Face of Galena as revealed by Electron Diffraction. Nature 174, 80–81 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174080a0
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