This invention relates to the field of
mineral processing, providing a method for separating high-mud
lepidolite ore, comprising the following steps: crushing the high-mud
lepidolite ore; adding water to obtain a
slurry with a
mass concentration of 20%~40%, adding
sodium carbonate,
sodium hexametaphosphate, and
tragacanth gum to the
slurry, stirring and adjusting the
slurry; adding a collector and performing roughing; and obtaining
lepidolite concentrate through two
scavenging and two cleaning processes. By optimizing the crushing process and innovating
material selection, efficient
recovery of high-mud lepidolite ore and improvement of concentrate quality are achieved.
Sodium hexametaphosphate and
tragacanth gum form a dual dispersion
system.
Sodium hexametaphosphate, as a traditional dispersant, charges the surface of the mud particles through electrostatic repulsion, preventing their agglomeration;
tragacanth gum, as a natural high-molecular
polymer, forms a three-dimensional
network structure in the slurry, further stabilizing the dispersion state through steric hindrance. The synergistic effect of the two effectively eliminates the adverse effects of high mud content on flotation, fully exposing the lepidolite particles and improving the adsorption efficiency of the collector.