Lab Report 02 Date:15/12/2020

Name: Danial Afzal Malik

Reg No: 17PWMIN0816

Department: Mining
Subject: Mineral Processing II (lab)

Lab Report No: 02

Submitted To: Engr. Sajjad Hussain

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Lab Report 02 Date:15/12/2020

Title:
Synthesis/preparation of sodium Amyl Xanthate
Objective:

To prepare sodium Amyl Xanthate for flotation of copper ore

Apparatus:
Digital Balance, Stirrer, Beaker and Hot plate
Theory:
General formula for sodium amyl xanthate is;

Requirements for synthesis:

There are three requirements for synthesis of sodium Amyl Xanthate;

1) NaOH
2) Amyl (C5H11OH)
3) CS2

The quantity of above requirements depends upon their atomic weight;

1) Atomic Weight of NaOH= 40

2) Atomic Weight of CS2=76
3) Atomic Weight of Amyl= 88

Total Weight=204
If we are going to prepare 20gm then;

1) NaOH= 40*20/204=3.92 gm
2) Amyl=88*20/204= 8.62ml
3) CS2=76*20/204= 7.46ml

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Lab Report 02 Date:15/12/2020

Chemical Reaction:
NaOH+C5H11OH+CS2èC5H11OCSSNa+H2O
Procedure:
 First we took 3.92gm of NaOH and mixed it with water and water was taken in very low
quantity.
 It was shacked with stirrer until it was dissolved in water.
 Then we took 8.62ml of Amyl and poured it drop by drop in mixture of NaOH and water
with continued stirring.
 Heat was produced during this operation and color of mixture was changed from light
yellow to yellow.
 At that point we stopped pouring Butyl.
 Then we took 7.46ml of CS2 and poured it drop by drop with continued stirring.
 Solution became thicker and color was changed to dark brown.
 That was the Sodium Amyl Xanthate.

Note:
In Case if you don’t get thicker solution after mixing all the requirements;

a) Amyl is expired
b) NaOH is expired
c) Stirrer was not continuous

Precaution:
Chemical should not be expired.

1) Stirrer should be continuous.

2) Should adopt chemical handling rules
3) Reaction should be in room temperature

References:

 Lecture by Sajjad Hussain

 Wikipedia

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