Electrochemical studies of the interaction of ethyl xanthate with Pd-Bi-Te

SIAMM - Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 661-666

  Vermaak, M K G ^a   Venter, J A ^a   Pistorius, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethyl xanthate; Great Dyke; Pd bearing bismutho tellurides and moncheite; Pd Bi Te; Platinum flotation; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ETHYL XANTHATE; GREAT DYKE; PD-BEARING BISMUTHO-TELLURIDES AND MONCHEITE; PD-BI-TE; PLATINUM FLOTATION;

BISMUTH; CATHODIC POLARIZATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; FLOTATION; PLATINUM; RAMAN SCATTERING; SILICATE MINERALS; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 43449110315     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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