Raman study on the speciation of copper cyanide complexes in highly saline solutions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-244

  Lukey, G C ^a   Van Deventer, J S J ^a   Huntington, S T ^a   Chowdhury, R L ^a   Shallcross, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; COPPER GOLD MINES; COPPER METALLURGY; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SALINE WATER; SOLUTIONS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

COPPER CYANIDE COMPLEXES; SPECIATION;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0033276686     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(99)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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