xanthate
IPA: zˈænðʌt
noun
- (chemistry) Any salt or ester of xanthic acid.
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Examples of "xanthate" in Sentences
- A conventional xanthate collector is employed.
- 'Viscose' silks obtained by spinning solutions of xanthate of cellulose.
- The solution may be regarded as containing the ammonium cellulose xanthate.
- Sulfide ores can be recovered using xanthate or dithiophosphate type collectors.
- - Toxic flotation reagents: those reagents most commonly used in small-scale mining in Latin America are sulfuric acid, diesel oil and long-chained carbon-hydroxides (frothers and collectors) such as xanthate.
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