Electrolyte purification in energy-saving monovalent copper electrowinning processes

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 36-44

  Alam, M S ^a   Tanaka, M ^b   Koyama, K ^b   Oishi, T ^b   Lee, J C ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alkaline solution; Ammonia; Cementation; Cobalt; Copper; Electrolyte purification; LIX 26; Monovalent copper electrowinning; Nickel; Solvent extraction; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COPPER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PH EFFECTS; PURIFICATION; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ALKALINE SOLUTION; CEMENTATION; ELECTROLYTE PURIFICATION; ELECTROWINNING;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 34247396267     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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