Statistical evaluation and optimization of factors affecting the leaching performance of a sphalerite concentrate

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 89, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 9-16

  Dehghan, R ^a   Noaparast, M ^a   Kolahdoozan, M ^a   Mousavi, S M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ferric sulphate; Leaching; Low grade sphalerite; Optimization; Taguchi approach; Zinc extraction

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; OPTIMIZATION; ORES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFURIC ACID; THEOREM PROVING; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

CONTROL FACTORS; FERRIC SULPHATE; ION CONCENTRATIONS; LEACH LIQUORS; LEACHING EXPERIMENTS; LEAD CONTENTS; LOW GRADE SPHALERITE; LOW GRADES; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM DISSOLUTION CONDITIONS; ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS; PULP DENSITIES; REACTION TEMPERATURES; REACTION TIMES; REASONABLE AGREEMENTS; SHORT TIMES; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; SPHALERITE CONCENTRATES; STATISTICAL EVALUATIONS; STATISTICAL MODELS; TAGUCHI APPROACH; TAGUCHI TECHNIQUES; ZINC CONCENTRATIONS; ZINC EXTRACTION; ZINC EXTRACTIONS; ZINC PRODUCTIONS;

LEAD;

EID: 56249090679     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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