A study of the gold colloid dissolution kinetics in oxygenated ammoniacal thiosulfate solutions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 243-257

  Zhang, Xin M ^a   Senanayake, Gamini ^a   Nicol, Michael J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammoniacal thiosulfate; Electrode potentials; Gold colloid; Kinetics; Shrinking core kinetic model

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COMPLEXATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; GOLD; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

AMMONIACAL THIOSULFATE; ELECTRODE POTENTIALS; GOLD COLLOID; SHRINKING CORE KINETIC MODEL;

COLLOIDS;

EID: 4544385269     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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