Copper recovery from chalcopyrite concentrates by the BRISA process

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 205-215

  Romero, R ^a   Mazuelos, A ^a   Palencia, I ^a   Carranza, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

BRISA; Chalcopyrite; Silver catalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPOSITION; COPPER; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; SILVER;

STEAM HOT FILTRATION;

PYRITES;

EID: 0038515398     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(03)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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