Processing of indium: A review

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 687-694

  Alfantazi, A M ^a   Moskalyk, R R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Nordic Metall Consultants Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrometallurgy; Extractive metallurgy; Hydrometallurgy; Non ferrous metallic ores

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; CATHODES; ELECTROMETALLURGY; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALS; PURIFICATION; RARE EARTHS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

NON FERROUS METALLIC ORES; RARE METAL; SULPHIDIC MATERIALS; ZINC METAL PROCESSING;

INDIUM;

EID: 0348041932     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(03)00168-7     Document Type: Review

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