Buy Potassium Amyl Xanthate (PAX)

Name: Potassium Amyl Xanthate (PAX)
Brand: Sarchem Labs
SKU: S2694

CAS: 2720-73-2

SKU: S2694

Potassium Amyl Xanthate | SKU: S2694

Synonyms: Potassium O-Pentyl Carbonodithioate; Potassium 1-(Carbodithioatooxy)pentane

Potassium Amyl Xanthate (PAX) is a xanthate flotation collector that Sarchem Labs supplies as a solid for mineral-processing and mining manufacturing. Every lot ships with a Certificate of Analysis and Safety Data Sheet.

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Specifications

Linear Formula	C6H11OS2K
Molecular Weight	202.38 g/mol
CAS Number	2720-73-2
Applications	Mining and mineral-processing manufacturing — PAX is a standard collector reagent used in froth flotation to selectively separate sulfide minerals (copper, lead, zinc, gold-bearing sulfides) from waste rock, one of the most widely used xanthate collectors in the mining industry

Applications

Mining and mineral-processing manufacturing — PAX is a standard collector reagent used in froth flotation to selectively separate sulfide minerals (copper, lead, zinc, gold-bearing sulfides) from waste rock, one of the most widely used xanthate collectors in the mining industry

Product Description

What is Potassium Amyl Xanthate?

PAX is a xanthate salt — a sulfur-rich functional group that selectively adsorbs onto the surface of sulfide minerals, making those particles hydrophobic so they attach to air bubbles and float to the surface during ore processing. This collector chemistry underpins large-scale mineral concentration operations worldwide.

Uses of Potassium Amyl Xanthate

This compound is manufactured into froth-flotation reagent systems for mining operations, where it functions as a collector that selectively floats sulfide minerals away from unwanted gangue material during ore beneficiation.