Removal of magnesium from nickel laterite leach liquors by chemical precipitation using calcium hydroxide and the potential use of the precipitate as a filler material

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 105-114

  Karidakis, T ^a   Agatzini Leonardou, S ^a   Neou Syngouna, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; Gypsum; Leach liquor; Magnesium hydroxide; Nickel laterite; Polymer filler; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

LEACH LIQUOR; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; NICKEL LATERITE; POLYMER FILLERS;

GYPSUM; HYDRATED LIME; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STOICHIOMETRY;

MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES;

EID: 11144262114     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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