A new technique for extraction of platinum group metals by pressure cyanidation

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 164-171

  Chen, Jing ^a   Huang, Kun ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flotation concentrates; Leaching mechanism; Platinum group metals; Pressure cyanidation; Spent auto catalysts

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CYANIDES; EXTRACTION; GASOLINE; IMPURITIES; LEACHING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS;

FLOTATION CONCENTRATES; LEACHING MECHANISMS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; PRESSURE CYANIDATION; SPENT AUTO-CATALYSTS;

PLATINUM METALS;

EID: 33746307514     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.03.041     Document Type: Article

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