Iron precipitation from zinc-rich solutions: Optimizing the Zincor Process

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-263

  Claassen, J O ^a   Meyer, E H O ^b   Rennie, J ^b   Sandenbergh, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUTIONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

OPERATING CONDITIONS;

IRON;

EID: 0141498144     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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