The behaviour of thiocyanate and cyanate during jarosite precipitation

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 83-95

  Dutrizac, J E ^a   Hardy, D J ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CYANATE; FERRIC IONS; POTASSIUM JAROSITE; THIOCYANATE;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031145658     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-386x(96)00079-5     Document Type: Article

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