Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating non-sulfidic ores with a collector composition containing a primary and a secondary collector, wherein the primary collector is selected from the group of amphoteric and anionic surface active compounds and the secondary collector is an ethoxylated fatty acid wherein the average degree of ethoxylation is higher than 0 and less than 2, to collector compositions suitable for use in the above process, and to pulp comprising such collector compositions.

Abstract: A process to prepare an amine-functional ester of an amino carboxylic acid includes the step of reacting a polyol of the formula (I) HO-A-OH??(I) where A is a carbon chain with about 2 to about 36 carbon atoms that is aliphatic linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, or aromatic, or CH2CH(OH)CH2, CH2C(CH2OH)2CH2, CH2C(CH2OH)(CH3)CH2, CH2C(CH2OH)(CH2CH3)CH2, p-tetrahydrofuran, erythritol or an ester of di- or tricarboxylic acids with ethylene or propylene glycol, and wherein A can optionally be alkoxylated or reacted with hydroxy carboxylic acids, with an aminocarboxylic acid of formula II or its cyclic amide of the formula III, where m is an integer of about 1 to about 8 in formula II and about 3 to about 8 in formula III, each R independently is hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl group, or CH2CH2COOH, or CH2COOH, or (CH2)4NH2, in the presence of a Brønsted-Lowry acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating non-sulfidic ores with a collector composition containing a primary and a secondary collector, wherein the primary collector is selected from the group of amphoteric and anionic surface active compounds and the secondary collector is an ethoxylated fatty acid wherein the average degree of ethoxylation is higher than 0 and less than 2, to collector compositions suitable for use in the above process, and to pulp comprising such collector compositions.