Study on the leaching mechanism of refractory niobium-tantalum ore by concentrated potassium hydroxide

Gao Xiao Hua Xue Gong Cheng Xue Bao/Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 148-155

  Zhou, Hong Ming ^a,b   Zheng, Shi Li ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentrated potassium hydroxide; Leaching; Mechanism; Niobium tantalum ore

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TANTALUM MINES;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; ARRHENIUS EXPRESSION; CONCENTRATED POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; CRANK GINSTING BRAUNSHTEIN DIFFUSION; LAYER REACTION CONTROL MODEL; LEACHING MECHANISM; LEACHING PROCESS; NIOBIUM TANTALUM ORE;

NIOBIUM MINES;

EID: 20144368376     PISSN: 10039015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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