Potassium Isobutyl Xanthate
Structure formula: C4H9OCSSK
Appearance:Pale yellow to grey yellow free-flowing powder or pellet,soluble in water.
Application:It is low cost powderful collector for the treatment of metallic sulphide ores.It may also be used as a vulcanisation accelerator for the rubber industry and a precipitant in the wetting metallurgical industry.
Principal uses: Potassium isobutyl xanthate is also a stronger collector in the flotation of various nonferrous metallic sulfide ores. Sodium(Potassium) isobutyl xanthate is mainly used in flotating copper, lead, zinc ect. sulfide ores. It has displayed especially effective in the flotation of copper ores and of pyrites in natural circuits. Also be used as precipitation agent Hydrometallurgy rubber accelerator
potassium isobutyl xanthate