Removal of Flotation Collector O-Isopropyl-N-ethylthionocarbamate from Wastewater.
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SUBMITTER: Wang Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8588165 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
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Removal of Flotation Collector <i>O</i>-Isopropyl-<i>N</i>-ethylthionocarbamate from Wastewater.
Wang Zhe Z Yao Jun J Bavcon Kralj Mojca M Dolenc Darko D Trebše Polonca P
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20211104 21
Flotation collector <i>O</i>-isopropyl <i>N</i>-ethylthionocarbamate (IPETC) is widely used for separation of sulfide ores. Its removal from water by several oxidation processes was studied. Photocatalytic oxidation with air in the presence of iron salts, utilizing solar irradiation or artificial UV-A light is very efficient. Oxidation leads through the formation of <i>O</i>-isopropyl <i>N</i>-ethylcarbamate and several other reaction intermediates to total decomposition of organic compound in t ...[more]
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