Leaching characteristics of Ni-Cu matte in the acid-oxygen pressure leach process at Impala Platinum

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-252

  Rademan, J A M ^a   Lorenzen, L ^a   Van Deventer, J S J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; COPPER; METAL REFINERIES; NICKEL; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID OXYGEN PRESSURE LEACH PROCESS; HYDROGEN SULFIDES; NICKEL COPPER MATTE;

LEACHING;

EID: 0032689445     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(99)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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