The selective dissolution of alumina, cobalt and platinum from a calcined spent catalyst using different lixiviants

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 801-810

  Matjie, R H ^a   Scurrell, M S ^b   Bunt, J ^a  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Filtration; Flocculation; Hydrometallurgy; Leaching; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CATALYSTS; COBALT; DISSOLUTION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; PLATINUM; RECLAMATION;

LIXIVIANTS; METAL SALTS; PLATINUM SPECIES; SPENT CATALYSTS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 22344456794     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.01.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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