The quantification of shifting adsorption equilibria of gold and base metals in CIP plants

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 551-562

  Liebenberg, S P ^a   Van Deventer, J S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Gold ores; Leaching; Modelling; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPPER; CYANIDES; DEGRADATION; FOULING; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS;

CARBON-IN-PULP PROCESS;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0032091446     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(98)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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