Biorecovery of copper from converter slags: Slags characterization and exploratory ferric leaching tests

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 39-45

  Carranza, F ^a   Romero, R ^a   Mazuelos, A ^a   Iglesias, N ^a   Forcat, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cu slags; Ferric leaching; Indirect bioleaching

Indexed keywords

CONVERTER SLAGS; CU SLAGS; FERRIC LEACHING; FERRIC SULPHATE; INDIRECT BIOLEACHING; LEACHING AGENTS; PULP DENSITIES;

BIOLEACHING; SLAGS;

COPPER SMELTING;

EID: 67349131889     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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