Leaching of chalcopyrite with ferric ion. Part III: Effect of redox potential on the silver-catalyzed process

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 97-105

  Cordoba E M ^a   Munoz J A ^b   Blazquez M L ^b   Gonzalez F ^b   Ballester, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GARNETS; IRON; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PRECIOUS METALS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILVER;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; CHALCOPYRITE LEACHING; ERLENMEYER FLASKS; FERRIC IONS; LEACHING OF CHALCOPYRITE; LEACHING TESTS; REDOX POTENTIAL (RP); SULPHATE;

LEACHING;

CATALYSTS; CONCENTRATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; HYDROLYSIS; IONS; LEACHING; REDOX POTENTIAL; SILICA; SILICATES; SILVER;

EID: 45049084312     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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