Effect of surfactant and PAM on the settlement of kaolinite particles and its mechanism analysis

• Published in: Physicochemical problems of mineral processing
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jinxia, Zhang, Mengfei, Niu, Fusheng, Wang, Ziye, Cheng, Zehong, Wang, Qiuyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2024

High concentrations of fine-grained clay minerals in tailings water are highly detrimental to environmental protection and water recycling. Using kaolinite as the study subject, this research investigates the effects of various cationic surfactants (DDA, DTAB, TTAB, CTAB) and flocculants (APAM, NPAM...