Atmospheric acid leaching of nickel laterites review. Part II. Chloride and bio-technologies

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 91, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 56-69

  McDonald, R G ^a   Whittington, B I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric leaching; Citric acid; Heterotrophic organism; Hydrochloric acid; Nickel laterite; Nickel processing; Oxalic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CITRIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING;

HETEROTROPHIC ORGANISM; NICKEL LATERITE; NICKEL PROCESSING;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 40649099798     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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