Kinetics of chalcopyrite dissolution at pH3

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-182

  Acero, Patricia ^a   Cama, Jordi ^a   Ayora, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Dissolution kinetics; Flow through; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IRON; KINETICS; SOLID WASTES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHALCOPYRITE; CONCENTRATION OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DISSOLUTION KINETICS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; FLOW-THROUGH EXPERIMENTS; FLOWTHROUGH; SULFIDES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHALCOPYRITE; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; MINE WASTE; PH; REACTION KINETICS; SULFIDE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 34249895340     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2007/0019-1714     Document Type: Article

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