School of Chemical Engineering

Dr Yufan Mu

Advance Qld Industry Fellow
School of Chemical Engineering
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Researcher biography

Yufan Mu is a research fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland in Mineral Processing Engineering. Her current research focuses on pyrite depression in saline water. She completed her PhD research in the University of Queensland from 2013 to 2017. Her PhD research topic is "Depression of pyrite flotation by lignosulfonate biopolymers". This study is part of an ARC Linkage project, improving the processing of low quality ores by the modification of particle interactions by Pionera biopolymers, with support from Pionera, Norway. She studied the flotation of multi base metal sulphide minerals, mineral oxidation and dissolution, the activation of gangue minerals, the galvanic interactions between sulphide minerals, the interaction of flotation chemicals with sulphide minerals, the surface modification of mineral particles and the performance of biopolymers as pyrite depressants. Her research work provides a guidance for the optimization of the structures of lignosulfonate-based biopolymers and lays a foundation for the application of the biodegradable biopolymers to solve industrial problems.

From 2011 to 2013, Yufan Mu obtained her Master degree in Engineering at Northeastern University, China. During her time there, she worked on part of the project, efficient utilisation of coal-based reduction of high phosphorous oolitic hematite. This project was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China. In this project, she developed an optical image analysis method to measure the particle size distribution of the reduced iron particles, analysed the growth process of iron particles and established a regression model for estimating the particle size distribution. From 2007 to 2011, Yufan Mu obtained her Bachelor degree in Engineering at China University of Mining and Technology.

Publications

Journal Articles (18)
Conference Papers (4)
Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Zhang, Zengguang, Xu, Wenfei, Xu, Lixiao, Li, Guiding, Aobulikasimu, Nuerbiye, Gao, Jingyi, Hu, Yixuan, Guan, Peipei, Mu, Yu, Huang, Xueshi and Han, Li (2023). Discovery, Preliminary Structure–Activity Relationship, and Evaluation of Oleanane-Type Saponins from Pulsatilla chinensis for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66 (5), 3635-3647. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00112
Wang, Guihua, Xu, Jialin, Ma, Hang, Mu, Yu, Xu, Wen, Yan, Na, Liu, Wei, Zheng, Dan, Huang, Xueshi and Li, Liya (2023). Phenolipid JE improves metabolic profile and inhibits gluconeogenesis via modulating AKT-mediated insulin signaling in STZ-induced diabetic mice. Pharmacological Research, 187 106569, 106569. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106569
Yang, Xiaoxia, Mu, Yufan and Peng, Yongjun (2022). The roles of lead ions in restoring the floatability of pyrite depressed by free cyanide. Minerals Engineering, 175 107289, 107289. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.107289
Yang, Xiaoxia, Mu, Yufan and Peng, Yongjun (2021). Comparing lead and copper activation on pyrite with different degrees of surface oxidation. Minerals Engineering, 168 106926, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2021.106926
Mu, Yufan and Peng, Yongjun (2021). Selectively Depress Copper-Activated Pyrite in Copper Flotation at Slightly Alkaline pH. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 38 (2), 751-762. doi: 10.1007/s42461-021-00393-z
Mu, Yufan, Cheng, Yupu and Peng, Yongjun (2020). The interaction of grinding media and collector in pyrite flotation at alkaline pH. Minerals Engineering, 152 106344, 106344. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106344
Mu, Yufan, Cheng, Yupu and Peng, Yongjun (2020). The interaction between grinding media and collector in pyrite flotation at neutral and slightly acidic pH. Minerals Engineering, 145 106063, 106063. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2019.106063
Mu, Yufan and Peng, Yongjun (2019). The role of sodium metabisulphite in depressing pyrite in chalcopyrite flotation using saline water. Minerals Engineering, 142 105921, 105921. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2019.105921
Cao, Zhao, Cao, Yongdan, Qu, Qiqi, Zhang, Jinshan and Mu, Yufan (2019). Separation of bastnäsite from fluorite using ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid as depressant. Minerals Engineering, 134, 134-141. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2019.01.030
Mu, Yufan and Peng, Yongjun (2019). The effect of saline water on copper activation of pyrite in chalcopyrite flotation. Minerals Engineering, 131, 336-341. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2018.11.032
Mu, Yufan, Peng, Yongjun and Lauten, Rolf A. (2018). The galvanic interaction between chalcopyrite and pyrite in the presence of lignosulfonate-based biopolymers and its effects on flotation performance. Minerals Engineering, 122, 91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2018.03.048
Mu, Yufan, Li, Liqing and Peng, Yongjun (2017). Surface properties of fractured and polished pyrite in relation to flotation. Minerals Engineering, 101, 10-19. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2016.11.012
Mu, Yufan, Peng, Yongjun and Lauten, Rolf A. (2016). The depression of copper-activated pyrite in flotation by biopolymers with different compositions. Minerals Engineering, 96-97, 113-122. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2016.06.011
Mu, Yufan, Peng, Yongjun and Lauten, Rolf A. (2016). The depression of pyrite in selective flotation by different reagent systems - a Literature review. Minerals Engineering, 96-97, 143-156. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2016.06.018
Mu, Yufan, Peng, Yongjun and Lauten, Rolf A. (2016). The mechanism of pyrite depression at acidic pH by lignosulfonate-based biopolymers with different molecular compositions. Minerals Engineering, 92, 37-46. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2016.02.007
Mu, Yufan, Peng, Yongjun and Lauten, Rolf Andreas (2015). Electrochemistry aspects of pyrite in the presence of potassium amyl xanthate and a lignosulfonate-based biopolymer depressant. Electrochimica Acta, 174 (1), 133-142. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.05.150
Sun, Yongsheng, Han, Yuexin, Gao, Peng and Mu, Yufan (2014). Particle size measurement of metallic iron in reduced materials based on optical image analysis. Chemical Engineering and Technology, 37 (12), 2030-2036. doi: 10.1002/ceat.201300723
Han, Yuexin, Sun, Yongsheng, Gao, Peng, Li, Yanjun and Mu, Yufan (2014). Particle size distribution of metallic iron during coal-based reduction of an oolitic iron ore. Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, 31 (3), 169-174. doi: 10.1007/bf03402274

Conference Papers

Lauten, R. A., Burns, C. , Mu, Y. and Peng, Y. (2018). Pyrite depression at Boliden Tara using F-250 – a biopolymer. The 14th AusIMM Mill Operators’ Conference 2018, Brisbane, Australia, 29-31 August 2018. Brisbane QLD Australia: AusIMM.
Mu, Yufan, Peng, Yongjun and Lauten, Rolf A. (2016). Depression of pyrite in the flotation of chalcopyrite using biopolymer depressants. XXVIII International Mineral Processing Congress Proceedings, Québec City, Canada, 11-15 September 2016. Québec City, Canada: Canadian Institute Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Mu, Yufan, Peng, Yongjun and Lauten, Rolf (2014). The flotation of pyrite and chalcopyrite in the presence of biopolymers. IMPC 2014: XXVII International Mineral Processing Congress, Santiago, Chile, 20-24 October 2014. Santiago, Chile: Gecamin Publications.
Gao, Peng, Han, Yuexin, Sun, Yongsheng and Mu, Yufan (2012). Pilot beneficiation aabout deoxidized samples of Bayan Obo Oxidized Iron Ore. doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.454.221

Thesis

Mu, Yufan (2017). Depression of pyrite flotation by lignosulfonate biopolymers. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.62