Leaching of a low-grade niobium-tantalum ore by highly concentrated caustic potash solution

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 83-89

  Zhou, Hongming ^a,b   Zheng, Shili ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Highly concentrated medium; KOH; Leaching; Niobium tantalum ore

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LEACHING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POTASH;

AGITATION LEACHING; HIGHLY CONCENTRATED MEDIUM; KOH; NIOBIUM-TANTALUM ORE;

NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 27344461072     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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