Gold extraction from thiosulfate solution using trioctylmethylammonium chloride

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 41-53

  Kejun, Liu ^a   Yen, Wan Tai ^b   Shibayama, Atsushi ^a   Miyazaki, Toshio ^a   Fujita, Toyohisa ^c  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gold; Solvent extraction; Thiosulfate; Trioctylmethylammonium chloride

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; HYDROMETALLURGY; KETONES; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; SOLVENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CEMENTATION; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY;

GOLD;

EID: 1442284593     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2003.07.007     Document Type: Article

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