Leaching kinetics of limonite and nontronite ores

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 244-252

  Tang, Jessica ^a   Valix, Marjorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidolysis; Complexolysis; Leaching; Nickel laterite ores

Indexed keywords

COBALT DEPOSITS; IRON OXIDES; KINETICS; LEACHING; METABOLITES; NICKEL; ORE TREATMENT; ORGANIC MINERALS; OXIDE MINERALS; RARE EARTHS; SOILS;

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACIDOLYSIS; COMPLEXING AGENTS; COMPLEXOLYSIS; EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGY; LEACHING KINETICS; NICKEL AND COBALTS; NICKEL LATERITE ORES;

ORES;

EID: 67149107412     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2009.026341     Document Type: Article

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