Optimisation of nickel extraction from laterite ores by high pressure acid leaching with addition of sodium sulphate

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 13-14, 2005, Pages 1297-1303

  Johnson, J A ^a   Cashmore, B C ^a   Hockridge, R J ^a  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrometallurgy; Leaching; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; NICKEL; OPTIMIZATION; ORES; REACTION KINETICS;

ACID LEACHING; LATERITE ORES; NICKEL EXTRACTION;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 27744491767     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.05.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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