Mining Chemicals
Potassium Isobutyl Xanthate
Potassium isobutyl xanthate is the potassium salt of O-isobutyl carbonodithioic acid and is used as a sulfide-mineral collector in froth flotation. Its branched butyl group distinguishes it from the normal-butyl xanthate and can influence collector strength and selectivity.
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Potassium isobutyl xanthate is the potassium salt of O-isobutyl carbonodithioic acid and is used as a sulfide-mineral collector in froth flotation. Its branched butyl group distinguishes it from the normal-butyl xanthate and can influence collector strength and selectivity.
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- Sulfide-mineral flotation
- Copper and polymetallic ore beneficiation
- Collector in base-metal flotation circuits
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