The invention discloses a method for reducing the content of
magnesium sulfate in
sylvite flotation. The method comprises the following steps: crushing
carnallite containing
magnesium sulfate, adding water to decompose the
carnallite, and adding a
regulator and a surfactant to form mixed
slurry; roughing, primary concentration, secondary concentration and
scavenging are conducted on the mixed
slurry, an anion collecting agent and a
foaming agent are added in the roughing stage and the
scavenging stage, and flotation concentrate obtained after secondary concentration is finished is a crude
potassium product. According to the method,
saturated fatty acid is adopted as an anion collecting agent,
alkyl sulfonate is adopted as a surfactant,
metaphosphate is adopted as a
regulator, and dihydric
alcohol is adopted as a
foaming agent, so that the selectivity of the
saturated fatty acid collecting agent to
sylvite is improved, meanwhile, the
adsorption effect on
magnesium sulfate in the
sylvite flotation process is inhibited, and the
potassium yield is increased; the content of magnesium sulfate in the crude
potassium product in the flotation stage is reduced, and the technological process is simple and easy to operate, compact in flow and easy to realize large-scale production.