Three phase mixing studies for nickel precipitation

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 881-883

  Roberts, M ^a   Lewis, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agitation; Hydrometallurgy; Particle morphology; Process optimisation; Reduction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; IMPELLERS; NICKEL; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AGITATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0346903108     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00214-0     Document Type: Article

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