Effect of thiourea on sulphuric acid leaching of bastnaesite

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 195-202

  Yörükoǧlu, Abdulkerim ^a   Obut, Abdullah ^b   Girgin, Ismail ^b  

^a Mineral Research and Exploration   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Leaching; Sulphuric acid; Thiourea

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; REDUCTION; SULFURIC ACID;

RARE EARTH OXIDES (REO);

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 0037318109     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(02)00199-8     Document Type: Article

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