Use of quillaja saponins (Quillaja saponaria Molina) to control acid mist in copper electrowinning processes: Part 1. Laboratory scale evaluation

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 163-170

  Martin, R M San ^a   Otero, A F ^a   Figueroa, M ^a   Escobar, V ^b   Cruz, A ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Hydrometallurgical Plant   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acid mist; Copper electrowinning; Quillaja saponaria; Saponin

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; HYDROMETALLURGY; POLYPROPYLENES; SULFURIC ACID; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ACID MIST; COPPER ELECTROWINNING (EW); QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; SAPONIN;

COPPER METALLURGY;

EID: 17444389654     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.11.009     Document Type: Article

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