Application of fluoride to enhance aluminum cementation of gold from acidic thiocyanate solution

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 196-206

  Wang, Zhike ^a,b   Chen, Donghui ^a   Chen, Liang ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cementation; Gold ores; Hydrometallurgy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; ESTERS; HYDROMETALLURGY; IRON;

CEMENTATION; DEOXYGENATION;

GOLD ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 35448945992     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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