Abstract: A process for the selective flotation of at least one sulfide selected from the group of copper sulfide, silver sulfide, and activated zinc sulfide performed in the presence of 2-mercapto-benzoxazole derivatives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for separating and recovering copper wires, lead grains coming and rubber grains coming from waste cables, through washing, gravimetric separation, screening and by flattening the lead grains thereby facilitating their ready recovery.

Abstract: A process for the selective flotation of metal ores is described, wherein ionic organic collectors are utilized, which have the formula: ##STR1## where R and R.sub.1, like or different from each other, represent: H, a halogen, a straight or branched C.sub.1-9 alkyl group, an alkoxyl or hydroxyalkyl group in which the alkyl moiety contains from 1 to 9 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group; and M represents: H, Na, K, Li, Cs, NH.sub.4.

Abstract: Ionic organic collecting agents for the selective flotation of lead and zinc ores, said agents having the following general formula ##STR1## wherein the symbols employed have the meaning given below: R represents H, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, or an alkoxyalkyl group,R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which can be the same or different, represent H, a linear or a branched alkyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group containing up to 12 carbon atoms;X represents H, Cl, Br, I, F, CN, CONH.sub.2, NO.sub.2 ;m represents H, Na, K, Li, Cs;as well as a process for the production of said collecting agents.

Abstract: Flocculating agents for the selective flocculation of ultrafine granulometry titanium and iron ores suspended in water, said agents being made up of polymeric or copolymeric compounds containing as the monomeric units the monomers of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which can be the same or different, represent a --O--CHR.sup.5 --O--bridge, or two hydroxyl groups which can also be in the form of their ether or ester derivatives, and in which formula one of the symbols R.sup.3, R.sup.4 or R.sup.5 corresponds to an atomic group containing, at a position variously spaced from the substitution site, a polymerizable system which is preferably an olefinic system activated with respect to polymerization reactions, whereas the other symbols, which can be the same or different, can be hydrogen atoms or alkyl, aryl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, haloakyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, ester, amido, nitrilo, or sulfonic groups, or halogen atoms or nitro groups.