Gold cyanidation with potassium persulfate in the presence of a thallium (I) salt

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-193

  Guzman, L ^a   Chimenos, J M ^b   Fernandez, M A ^b   Segarra, M ^b   Espiell, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADDITION REACTIONS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; GOLD; IONS; PH EFFECTS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; SALTS; THALLIUM;

CYANIDATION; POTASSIUM PERSULFATE; THALLIUM SALT;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0033895417     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(99)00067-5     Document Type: Article

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