Hydration mechanisms of scheelite from adsorption isotherms and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations

Apart from its interesting optical properties, scheelite is one of the main tungsten-bearing minerals, widely processed by the froth flotation method. A precise and comprehensive description of the hydration state of scheelite is required to achieve satisfactory flotation performance. The hydration mechanisms of scheelite have been poorly studied, using only theoretical methods. Manometric gas sorption experiments were combined with ab initio...