Kinetic modeling of pyrrothite ore leaching by ferric iron and related statistical analysis

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3296-3299

  Beolchini, F ^a   Veglio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; IRON; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOICHIOMETRY; SULFUR;

BIOLEACHING; PYRROTHITE;

ORE TREATMENT;

FERRIC ION; GOLD DERIVATIVE; PYRRHOTITE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; LEACHING; OXIDATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0032855107     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie980096u     Document Type: Article

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