Difference in dissolution between germanium and zinc during the oxidative pressure leaching of sphalerite

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 5-7

  Liang, Duoqiang ^a   Wang, Jikun ^b   Wang, Yunhua ^c  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Technology Center of Yunnan Metallurgy Group Co   (China)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF PRECIOUS METALS   (China)

Author keywords

Coprecipitation; Germanium; Iron; Silicon

Indexed keywords

COPRECIPITATION; DISSOLUTION; GERMANIUM DEPOSITS; HYDROLYSIS; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; OXIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICA; SILICON; SULFIDE MINERALS; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURES; PRESSURE LEACHING;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 56949093436     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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