The main copper ore leaching process is flotation technology in the industrial production. Generally, copper ore has a series of characteristics, including high oxidation rate, high binding rate, large mud content, fine and asymmetry dissemination size, etc. According to different collectors, copper separation process can be divided into the following types.
Fatty acid flotation technology. With fatty acid and soap as collectors, this kind of copper ore leaching process is suitable for the ores with malachite as main content and silicate as main gauge minerals. During the production, C10~C20 saturated or unsaturated fatty acid, water glass and phosphate are used as the inhibitors, and sodium the regulators.