On the synthesis of inorganic chemical and metallurgical processes. Review and extension

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-41

  Cisternas, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Extractive metallurgy; Mineral processing; Process optimisation; Process synthesis

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; REACTION KINETICS;

MINERAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT SYNTHESIS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 0032756662     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(98)00117-4     Document Type: Review

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