Leaching of chalcopyrite with ferric ion. Part I: General aspects

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 81-87

  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

Chalcopyrite; Ferric iron; Leaching; Mechanism

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRONS; GARNETS; IONS; IRON; LEACHING; PH; PH EFFECTS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR;

(E ,3E) PROCESS; (O-SEC.-BUTYLDITHIOCARBONATIO-S ,S') COPPER; ACID MEDIUM; CHALCOPYRITE LEACHING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION LAYERS; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; ELSEVIER (CO); FERRIC IONS; FERRIC SALTS; FERRIC SULPHATE; GENERAL ASPECTS; LEACHING OF CHALCOPYRITE; OXIDIZING AGENTS; POLYSULPHIDE;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 45049085780     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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