New paths for a SO2-free copper production

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1179-1183

  Winkel, L ^a   Alxneit, I ^a   Sturzenegger, M ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environmental; Extractive metallurgy; Reduction; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; ORES; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CHALCOPYRITE; IRON SULFIDE; SULPHIDE ORES;

COPPER METALLURGY;

EID: 34548531155     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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