Innovative hydrometallurgical processes for the primary processing of zinc

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-252

  Filippou, Dimitrios ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROMETALLURGY; IMPURITIES; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PURIFICATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

BIOLEACHING; CONCENTRATES; PRESSURE LEACHING;

ZINC METALLURGY;

EID: 3142731957     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827500490441341     Document Type: Review

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