Designing starches for increased productivity in mineral flotation

设计淀粉以提高矿物浮选的生产率。本项目旨在了解淀粉-矿物表面相互作用的过程，并设计和开发定制的淀粉絮凝剂/絮凝剂生物聚合物，用于通过泡沫浮选过程进行矿物浮选。天然和改性淀粉在矿物浮选中用作抑制剂和絮凝剂，但科学家缺乏描述淀粉-矿物表面相互作用的机制的知识，特别是他们如何处理贱金属硫化物。该项目还打算开发淀粉表征技术和改性淀粉结构和功能的新方法。预期结果是淀粉在澳大利亚的新的新型制造应用。

Designing starches for increased productivity in mineral flotation. This project aims to understand the process of starch-mineral surface interactions, and design and develop tailored starch depressant/flocculant biopolymers for mineral beneficiation via the froth flotation process. Natural and modified starches are used as depressants and flocculants in mineral flotation, but scientists lack knowledge of mechanisms describing starch-mineral surface interactions, particularly how they process base metal sulphides. This project also intends to develop starch characterisation techniques and novel methods for modifying starch structures and functionalities. Anticipated outcomes are new novel manufacturing applications for starch in Australia.