Potential use of carbon felt in gold hydrometallurgy

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 545-558

  Stavart, A ^a   Leroy, C ^a   Van Lierde, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPRESSIBILITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROMETALLURGY; HYDROMETALLURGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METAL RECOVERY; OXIDATION; REDOX REACTIONS;

CARBON FELT ELECTRODES; ELECTROOXIDATION; ELECTROWINNING; GOLD CYANIDATION RECOVERY PROCESS;

GOLD METALLURGY;

EID: 0033130795     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(99)80001-6     Document Type: Article

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