Iron(II) oxidation by SO2/O2 for use in uranium leaching

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 85, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 183-192

  Ho, Elizabeth M ^a   Quan, Clifford H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Iron(II) oxidation; Leaching; Reaction kinetics; SO2 O2; Uranium ore

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; URANIUM ALLOYS;

IRON(II) OXIDATION; URANIUM EXTRACTION; URANIUM LEACH; URANIUM ORES;

IRON ALLOYS;

EID: 33846606321     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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