Oxygen reduction at sulphide minerals. 1. A rotating ring disc electrode (RRDE) study at galena and pyrite

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 73-89

  Ahlberg, Elisabet ^a   Broo, Ann Elfström ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; FLOTATION; GOLD; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; PYRITES; REDUCTION; ROTATING DISKS;

GALENA; ROTATING RING DISC ELECTRODE; XANTHATE;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0030125399     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-7516(95)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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