The Mechanism of Formation of Finely Dispersed Minerals on the Surface of Diamonds and the Application of Electrolysis Products of Water Systems for their Destruction

  • Valentin CHANTURIYA Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kryukovsky Tupik, 4, Moscow, Russia, 111020; e-mail
  • Galina DVOICHENKOVA Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kryukovsky Tupik, 4, Moscow, Russia, 111020
  • Valery MOROZOV National University Science and Technologie “MISiS”, Leninskiy prospekt, 4, Moscow, Russia,119049
  • Yury PODKAMENNY Geo-Scientitifc research Enterprise of PJSC ALROSA, Chernyshevskoye Chaussee, 16, Mirny, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia, 678171
  • Oleg KOVALCHUK Geo-Scientitifc research Enterprise of PJSC ALROSA, Chernyshevskoye Chaussee, 16, Mirny, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia, 678171
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2019-01-09
Keywords: kimberlite, diamond, mineral impurities crystallization, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, enrichment, electrochemically treatment

Abstract

The composition of the surface of natural diamonds in interaction with kimberlite minerals and the aqueous phase in the deposit
and enriched ore is studied. The sequence and conditions for the formation of minerals on the surface of crystals under conditions
of processing of kimberlites have been determined. Confirmed the mechanism of hydrophilization of diamonds comprising crystallization
of hydroxides and oxides of iron as a mandatory initial stage. A method of destruction or subsequent dissolution of minerals
aggregates by the impact of electrolysis products of aqueous systems has been proposed, which allows to restore the hydrophobicity
of diamonds. The use of electrochemically treated water in the froth separation cycle with high diamond recovery made it possible
to increase their recovery in the factory’s concentrate by 8.8%.

Published
2021-04-19
How to Cite
CHANTURIYA, V., DVOICHENKOVA, G., MOROZOV, V., PODKAMENNY, Y., & KOVALCHUK, O. (2021). The Mechanism of Formation of Finely Dispersed Minerals on the Surface of Diamonds and the Application of Electrolysis Products of Water Systems for their Destruction. Test, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2019-01-09
Issue
Vol 1 No 1 (2019): Inżynieria Mineralna
Section
ARTICLES

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