The invention belongs to the technical field of
mineral flotation, and particularly discloses an environment-friendly
xanthate collecting agent and a preparation method and application thereof. The environment-friendly
xanthate collecting agent comprises at least one of alkoxy dithiocarbonate as shown in formulas I-VII, wherein the alkoxy dithiocarbonate is selected from the group consisting of alkoxy dithiocarbonate as shown in the formulas I-VII; the preparation method of the environment-friendly
xanthate collecting agent comprises the following steps that epoxypropane,
fatty alcohol and caustic alkali A are added into a reaction kettle, an oxyalkylation ring-opening
addition reaction is conducted under the
inert atmosphere, and
propylene glycol ether reaction liquid is obtained; and
carbon disulfide and caustic alkali B are added into the
propylene glycol ether reaction liquid for a reaction, and the environment-friendly xanthate collecting agent is obtained. The raw materials are wide in source, the cost is low, the yield is high, operation is easy and convenient, no waste water is discharged in the reaction process, and the obtained product is free of pungent smell, high in collecting performance, good in environmental compatibility and easy to degrade in an
aqueous solution and has good industrial application prospects.