Formation of massive gunningite-jarosite scale in an industrial zinc pressure leach autoclave: A characterization study

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-108

  Becze, L ^a   Gomez, M A ^a   Berre, J F L E ^a   Pierre, B ^a,b   Demopoulos, G R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Xstrata Copper Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMATITE; LEACHING; PRESSURE VESSELS; SULFUR; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ATR FTIR; CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES; ELEMENTAL SULPHUR; JAROSITES; NATROJAROSITE; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; REDUCED SCALE; SCALE FORMATION;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649538020     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/cmq.2009.48.2.99     Document Type: Article

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