Modelling zinc heap bioleaching

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 85, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 127-143

  Petersen, J ^a   Dixon, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Heap leaching; Modelling; Sphalerite; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; LEACHING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOLEACHING; HEAP LEACHING; MODELLING; SPHALERITE;

ZINC ALLOYS;

EID: 33846799095     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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