talc flotation chemistry
Keywords: talc, chalcopyrite, flotation, separation, carboxymethyl chitosan Introduction Talc is a common gangue of copper-nickel sulfide ores around the world. Talc easily floats into a concentrate because of its surface hydrophobicity (Shortridge et al., 2000; Beattie et al., 2006). The Dongguashan copper mine is located in Tongling city, China.