The mechanism for calcite depression with esterified starch was investigated by performing flotation test, surface tension test, zeta potential measurement and infrared spectroscopy analysis. The results show that, compared with ordinary starches, the esterified starch serves as a significantly stronger depressant for calcite. The esterified starch with bipolar functional groups can be chemisorbed onto calcite, reducing the contact angle of calcite surface and increasing its hydrophilicity. It also causes a negative shift of zeta potential of calcite, therewith, enhancing dispersion of calcite particles and effectively reducing hydrous entrainments in flotation products. In the flotation system using sodium oleate as the collector, esterified starch, possessing greater steric hindrance than sodium oleate, can prevail in their competitive adsorption and hinder the adsorption of sodium oleate.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |