Interactions between Sulfide Minerals and Alkylxanthate Ions .1. A Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of the Interactions between Sphalerite and Synthetic Zinc(Ii) and Cadmium(Ii) Sulfides, and Ethylxanthate Ions in Aqueous and Acetone Solutions
The crystal structures of zinc(II) and cadmium(II) sulphides are not affected by the stoichiometry of metal and sulphide ions at the precipitation of the two compounds. The composition and structure of the ultimate surface layers, and thereby the chemical properties of the particles, are on the other hand sensitive to the stoichiometry at the preparation. Chemisorbed ethylxanthate complexes are fo
