In this work was studied the froth flotantion response of fuor diferent types of phosphate ores from Tapira-MG using fatty acid soap from soja as apatite colector and corn starch gelatinized as gangue depress. The CaO/P2O5 relation of the half compact silificate piroxenite, compact silificate piroxenite, silexite and serpentinized piroxenite ores samples were 2,1, 3,5, 2,5 e 1,33, respectivally. The experiments were conduct and analised using fatorial planing of experiments that studied the influence of pH, coletctor and starch concentration. The optimun pH value to float the sample ores was 11, except for silexite sample that it was 8. The increase of colector concentration conducts to concentrates with lower P2O5 content and higher CaO/P2O5 relation. The concentrates relation from ores with higher relation CaO/P2O5 were higher too what confirme the poor selectivity among apatite and carbonates by fatty acid soap. In order to obtain the market chemical specifications of phophate concentrates is necessary the cleaner step for all ores samples studied.
phosphate ore; flotation; selectivity
