Extraction of Copper from a low-grade ore by rhamnolipids

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 166-172

  Dharazma, Behnaz ^a   Mulligan, Catherine N ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEAVY METALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; ROCKS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIOSURFACTANTS; COPPER EXTRACTION; MINING RESIDUES; OXIDE RESIDUES;

EXTRACTION;

COPPER; MINE WASTE; ORE GRADE; SURFACTANT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 3242692691     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2004)8:3(166)     Document Type: Article

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