Processing of columbite-tantalite ores and concentrates for Niobium and Niobium compounds in electronic applications

Niobium, Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 67-87

  Eckert, Joachim ^a   Reichert, Karlheinz ^a   Schnitter, Christoph ^a   Seyeda, Hady ^a  

^a HC Starck GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; CRUSHING; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXTRACTION; FLOTATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); HYDROMETALLURGY; INTERMETALLICS; NIOBIUM ALLOYS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; NIOBIUM ORE TREATMENT; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS; WEATHERING;

ALUMINOTHERMIC REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC ARC FURNACES;

NIOBIUM METALLURGY;

EID: 1442310268     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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