Comparative study of the dissolution of hexagonal and monoclinic pyrrhotites in cyanide solution

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-273

  Lehmann, M N ^a   Kaur, P ^a   Pennifold, R M ^a   Dunn, J G ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYANIDES; DISSOCIATION; IRON METALLURGY; IRON ORE TREATMENT; OXIDATION; PASSIVATION; POLYNOMIALS; REACTION KINETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

PYRRHOTITES;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0033743363     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(00)00060-8     Document Type: Article

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