The disclosure includes an aqueous collector composition which includes (a) at least 15 wt% up to about 70 wt%, preferably no more than about 60 wt%, more preferably no more than about 50 wt%, further preferably no more than about 40 wt%, even more preferably no more than about 30 wt% of a
fatty acid,
fatty acid ester, its salt or any combinations thereof, preferably the
fatty acid,
fatty acid ester and / or its salt comprises a non-sulfonated fatty acid,
fatty acid ester and / or its salt; and (b) up to about 25 wt%, preferably up to about 20 wt%, further preferably up to about 15 wt%, more preferably at least about 2 wt%, even more preferably at least about 3 wt% of a
hydrotrope, preferably the
hydrotrope comprises an
organic group chemically bonded to a polar group, preferably the polar group comprises at least one of a
carboxylate, a
phosphate, a
phosphonate, a
sulfate, a
sulfonate, its salt form and combinations thereof, still preferably the
hydrotrope comprises an alk(en)yl
aryl sulfonate, more preferably an
alkyl benzene sulfonate, even more preferably the alk(en)yl
benzene sulfonate comprises at least one of
dodecylbenzene sulfonate,
petroleum sulfonate and combinations thereof, further preferably the hydrotrope comprises one selected from the group of
sodium hexanoate,
sodium octanoate,
dodecylbenzene sulfonate,
petroleum sulfonate and combinations thereof. Preferably a pH of the aqueous collector composition comprises more than 7.0, preferably more than about 8.0, further preferably less than about 13.0.