Potassium amyl xanthate is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)4OCS2K. It is a pale yellow powder or pellet with a pungent odor, soluble in water. It is widely used in the mining industry for the separation of ores using the flotation process.

Specification
Dry Pellet | Compound Pellet | ||
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Items | Grade | Items | Grade |
Appearance | Yellow or grey white | Appearance | Yellow or grey white |
Active Component | ≥90% | Active Component | ≥85% |
Free Alkali | ≤0.2% | Free Alkali | ≤0.5% |
Moisture&Volatile | ≤4.0% | Moisture&Volatile | ≤10.0% |
Solubility | Soluble in water With no impurity | Solubility | Soluble in water With no impurity |
Application
- It is an excellent collector of Copper , Zinc ,Nickel and Gold –Bearing iron ore .
Package
- Iron drum packing: 120kg/drum, 150kg/drum;
- Woven bag packaging: 25kg/bag, 50kg/bag;
- Wooden case packing: 800 kg/carton