Existence of an Induction Period in the Oxidation of Galena and Lead Sulfide in Water
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 3
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- 268 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1982
Abstract
It has been claimed (Eadington and Rosser, 1969) that when freshly precipitated lead sulfide is in contact with oxygen-containing water, there is an "induction period" of at least a few hours during which no detectable oxidation of the lead sulfide takes place This effect would be of the utmost importance for the adsorption of xanthate on galena in flotation mills. It was tried here to reproduce the results obtained in (Eadington and Rosser, 1969), but no "induction period" was found. Besides, reasons are given to prove that the oxidation mechanism proposed by Eadington and Prosser (1969) is not realistic.
Citation
APA: (1982) Existence of an Induction Period in the Oxidation of Galena and Lead Sulfide in Water
MLA: Existence of an Induction Period in the Oxidation of Galena and Lead Sulfide in Water. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1982.