Particle growth parameters in the precipitation of metastable iron phases from zinc-rich solutions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 165-174

  Claassen, J O ^a   Sandenbergh, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Iron; Particle growth; Precipitation; Product quality; Reaction crystallization

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CRYSTALLIZERS; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUPERSATURATION;

HADAMARD MATRIX; PARTICLE GROWTH; PRODUCT QUALITY; REACTION CRYSTALLIZATION;

IRON;

EID: 33749248195     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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