The Adsorption of Cu Species onto Pyrite Surface and Its Effect on Pyrite Flotation

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Adsorbate</td><td class="align_center">Adsorption sites</td><td class="align_center">Adsorption energy (eV)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Cu<sup>2+</sup></td><td class="align_center">Top site</td><td class="align_center">−285.22</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Hollow site</td><td class="align_center">−285.76</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Cu(OH)<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">Top site</td><td class="align_center">−164.54</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Hollow site</td><td class="align_center">−163.91</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Adsorption energies of Cu<sup>2+</sup> and Cu(OH)<sub>2</sub> at different pyrite surface sites.

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Table 1: The Adsorption of Cu Species onto Pyrite Surface and Its Effect on Pyrite Flotation 