Cyanide and copper cyanide recovery by activated carbon

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 469-476

  Dai, X ^a   Breuer, P L ^a  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Cyanidation; Gold ores; Hydrometallurgy

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CASE HARDENING; CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; COPPER CORROSION; COPPER METALLURGY; CYANIDES; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GOLD; GOLD ORE TREATMENT; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; MINERALS; ORES; OXYGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AIR SATURATED SOLUTIONS; COPPER CONCENTRATIONS; COPPER CYANIDES; COPPER DISSOLUTIONS; CRITICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CYANIDATION; CYANIDE RECOVERIES; FREE CYANIDES; GOLD ORES; METALLIC COPPERS; OXYGEN REDUCTIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 61449262754     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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