The influence of microwaves on the leaching of sphalerite in ferric chloride

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 883-888

  Al Harahsheh, Mohammad ^a   Kingman, Sam ^b  

^a AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microwave leaching; Shrinking core model; Sphalerite leaching

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALS; MICROWAVES; PARTICLE SIZE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FERRIC CHLORIDE; MICROWAVE LEACHING; SHRINKING CORE MODEL; SPHALERITE LEACHING;

LEACHING;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALS; LEACHING; MICROWAVES; PARTICLE SIZE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 34548406389     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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