Leaching of chalcopyrite in cupric chloride solution

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 89-95

  Lundström, Mari ^a   Aromaa, Jari ^a   Forsén, Olof ^a   Hyvärinen, Olli ^b   Barker, Michael H ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Outokumpu Research Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Cupric chloride; HydroCopper ; Leaching of chalcopyrite; Sodium chloride

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRODES; FREE ENERGY; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMODYNAMICS; THIN FILMS;

CHALCOPYRITE; CUPRIC CHLORIDE; HYDROCOPPER™; LEACHING OF CHALCOPYRITE;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 14544282888     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.10.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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