Mining collectors
View Patent ↗A family of amine mining collectors that uses alkoxylates allows for the easy adjustment of solubility and molecular weight useful because anionic and cationic mineral collectors require such varying degrees of solubility and molecular weight. The family of the present invention allows for the optimization of both parameters and an increase in collector efficiency.
1. A surfactant and its relevant salts of the following structure:
where R is chosen from, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, cyclic or acyclic alkyl from 1 to 8 carbons, R1 is chosen from —H, —CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 3 ; n is an integer greater than zero, A is chosen from —H, —CH 2 COOH, —CH 2 CH 2 COOH, —CH(CH 3 )COOH, —CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 − , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 − , —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 SO 3 − , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NCS 2 − , or —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )COOH, D is chosen from —CH 2 COOH, —CH 2 CH 2 COOH, —CH(CH 3 )COOH, —CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 − , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 − , —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 SO 3 − , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NCS 2 − , or —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )COOH.
2. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=—H and D=—CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 SO 3 − .
3. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=—H and D=—CH 2 CH 2 COOH.
4. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=D=—CH 2 CH 2 COOH.
5. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=—H and D=—CH 2 CH(CH 3 )COOH.
6. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=D=—CH 2 CH(CH 3 )COOH.
7. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=—H and D=—CH 2 COOH.
8. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=—H and D=—CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 − .
9. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=—H and D=—CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 − .
10. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=—H and D=—CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 NCS 2 − .
11. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=—H and D=—CH(CH 3 )COOH.
12. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=D=—CH 2 COOH.
13. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=D=—CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 − .
14. The surfactant and its relevant salts of claim 1 where A=D=—CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 SO 3 − .