The invention provides a method for enhancing the flotation effect of low-grade
zinc oxide ore by adopting a composite collecting agent, and belongs to the technical field of
lead zinc ore flotation. Starting from the thought of integrated selective regulation and control of the whole process of ore
grinding,
sedimentation and desliming, size mixing and lead floating and size mixing and selective
zinc floating,
sodium sulfide, water glass and a composite collecting agent are added step by step through all levels of flotation operation, and the flotation environment of
smithsonite is regulated and controlled by developing a compound selective amine
reagent. By means of the selective collecting effect of the composite collecting agent on
smithsonite, the problems of high
oxidation rate, sticky
zinc oxide ore foam, low
recovery rate, poor selectivity, high cost and the like are solved, the zinc
recovery rate and the concentrate grade of the low-grade zinc
oxide ore are improved, and efficient flotation
recovery of the low-grade zinc oxide ore with the high
oxidation rate is achieved. The technological process is simple and convenient, industrial production is easy, the zinc oxide ore containing
calcium-containing minerals such as
calcite and
dolomite has good selectivity, and better zinc oxide flotation indexes can be obtained.