The recovery of nickel from high-pressure acid leach solutions using mixed hydroxide product - LIX®84-INS technology

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1220-1233

  Mackenzie, Murdoch ^a   Virnig, Michael ^b   Feather, Angus ^b  

^a Cognis Corporation ^*

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electrowinning; Hydrometallurgy; Ion exchange; Non ferrous metallic ores; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COPPER; HYDROMETALLURGY; ION EXCHANGE; NICKEL; REMEDIATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ELECTROWINNING; HIGH-PRESSURE ACID LEACH SOLUTIONS; MIXED HYDROXIDE; NON-FERROUS METALLIC ORES;

METAL RECOVERY;

EID: 33748031752     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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