Extraction of copper from chalcopyrite concentrates without sulfuric acid generation via chlorination. Part 2: Selective oxidation of chlorinated products

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 264-268

  Tamagawa, T ^a   Fu, N X ^b   Kobayashi, M ^a   Iwasaki, I ^c,d,e  

^a NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

^b NEW ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^c SME ^*

^d MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Chlorination; Copper; Fluidized bed reactors; Oxidation; Sulfide ores

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008046739     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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2. Herrmann, G., 1911,"Über die Verbindungsfahigkeit der Chloride von Cu, Pb, Fe, Zn, Sn and Bi," Z. Anorg. Chem., 71:2579-2583.
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5. Tamagawa, T., Tabaian, S.H., Fu, N.X., Kobayashi, M., and Iwasaki, I., 2000, "Extraction of copper from chalcopyrite concentrates without sulfuric acid generation via chlorination. Part 1: Gaseous chlorination of sulfide concentrates," Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, November, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 259-263
6. Tamagawa, T., Fu, N.X., Kobayashi, M., and Iwasaki, I., 1999, "Extraction of copper from chalcopyrite concentrates without sulfuric acid generation via chlorination. Part 3: Integration of gaseous chlorination and selective oxidation," submitted to Minerals and Metallurgical Processing.