Microwave-assisted leaching - A review

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 189-203

  Al Harahsheh, M ^a   Kingman, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microwave assisted leaching; Mining; Process metallurgy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXTRACTION; HYDROMETALLURGY; IRRADIATION; METAL RECOVERY; MICROWAVES; MINING; POLARIZATION; PYROMETALLURGY; SMELTING; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOCOUPLES;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED LEACHING; PROCESS METALLURGY; VOLUMETRIC HEATING;

LEACHING;

EID: 1942420349     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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