Mining Collectors
A family of mining collectors and surfactants 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 . The surfactant of the following structure and its relevant salts:
where R is chosen from —H, Alkyl, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, cyclic or acyclic from 1 to 22 carbons, R 1 is chosen from —H, —CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 3 , and n is a non-negative integer.
2 . The surfactant of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is —H.
3 . The surfactant of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is —CH 3 .
4 . The surfactant of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is —CH 2 CH 3 .
5 . The surfactant of the following structure and its relevant salts:
where R is chosen from —H, Alkyl, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, cyclic or acyclic from 1 to 22 carbons, R1 is chosen from —H, —CH3, —CH2CH3, and n and m are non-negative integers.
6 . The surfactant of claim 5 , wherein R 1 is —H.
7 . The surfactant of claim 5 , wherein R 1 is —CH 3 .
8 . The surfactant of claim 5 , wherein R 1 is —CH 2 CH 3 .
9 . The surfactant of the following structure and its relevant salts:
where R is chosen from —H, Alkyl, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, cyclic or acyclic from 1 to 22 carbons, R1 is chosen from —H, —CH3, —CH2CH3. n is a non-negative integer.
10 . The surfactant of claim 9 , wherein R 1 is —H.
11 . The surfactant of claim 9 , wherein R 1 is —CH 3 .
12 . The surfactant of claim 9 , wherein R 1 is —CH 2 CH 3 .