Potassium butyl xanthate waa dareere sabbaynaya oo leh awood ururin xoog leh, kaas oo si weyn loogu isticmaalo sabbaynta isku dhafan ee macdano sulfide bir ah oo kala duwan.Alaabtani waxay si gaar ah ugu habboon tahay sabbeynta chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite, iwm. Xaalado gaar ah, waxaa loo isticmaali karaa in si doorbidan loo sabbeeyo naxaasta sulfide ka soo birta birta sulfide, ama in la doorto sphalerite ka shaqeysiiya by sulfate copper for sabbeynta.