The application discloses a
galena combined inhibitor and a use method thereof, and the combined inhibitor comprises
iron sulfate,
sodium nitrate and
jarosite, and the
mass ratio of the amount of the
iron sulfate, the
sodium nitrate and the
jarosite is 20:(4-10):(1-2). The combined inhibitor can be applied to separation of
copper-lead mixed concentrate to realize lead inhibition and
copper floating, and the combined inhibitor does not need to be removed. In an acid medium, after the combined inhibitor acts, not only can the combined inhibitor decompose the adsorbed
reagent on the surface of the
copper-lead mixed concentrate, but also can promote the
galena surface to be oxidized to generate hydrophilic PbSO4 and PbO, while the
chalcopyrite surface is oxidized to generate hydrophobic elemental
sulfur (S 0 ), thereby expanding the floatability difference between the copper-
lead sulfide, the
jarosite is selectively adsorbed on the surface of the
galena, further reducing floatability of the lead, and improving the copper-lead separation efficiency. The copper concentrate and the lead concentrate obtained by the application have high
recovery rates, low mutual content, reusable acid liquid, low cost and
environmental protection.