Copper ore flotation is an efficient mineral processing method, which uses the differences in the physical and chemical properties of the mineral surface to achieve the separation of copper ore from gangue.The following is a detailed introduction to copper ore flotation：

Principle of flotation
Copper ore flotation is based on the differences in hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of the mineral surface.By adding flotation agents, such as collectors, foaming agents and adjusting agents, the hydrophobicity of copper ore is enhanced, so that it attaches to the air bubbles and floats to the surface of the slurry to form a foam layer, thereby achieving separation from gangue.

Flotation process flow
1.Crushing: Large pieces of copper ore are initially crushed by jaw crushers and cone crushers.
2.Grinding: The broken ore is ground by a ball mill to reach a suitable particle size.
3.Grading: The ground mineral products are graded by a spiral classifier to ensure a suitable particle size distribution.
4.Flotation: The graded ore slurry enters the flotation machine and is flotation by adding flotation agents.
5.Concentration: The concentration of copper concentrate after flotation is increased by a thickener.
6.Filtration: The concentrated copper concentrate is dehydrated through a filter to obtain a dry copper concentrate.

Commonly used equipment for flotation of copper ore includes：

Jaw crusher: used for preliminary crushing of ore.
Cone crusher: used for secondary crushing.
Ball mill: used for grinding ore.
Spiral classifier: used to grade ground mineral products.
Flotation machine: To achieve the separation of copper ore and gangue, such as SF-8 flotation machine has good inflation performance and slurry suspension ability.
Thickener: Increase the concentration of concentrate.
Filter: dehydrate the concentrate.

The agents used in the flotation process include：

Collector: Enhances the hydrophobicity of copper ore.
Foaming agent: produces a stable foam.
Adjusting agent: Adjust the pH value of the slurry to improve the flotation effect.

Technical advantage
Copper ore flotation has the advantages of high selectivity, high efficiency and low cost.By optimizing the flotation process and pharmacy system, the recovery rate and concentrate grade of copper can be improved, and energy consumption and environmental impact can be reduced.