Studies on solvent extraction of copper and cyanide from waste cyanide solution

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 169, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 333-338

  Xie, Feng ^a   Dreisinger, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Cyanide effluent; Solvent Extraction

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CYANIDE SOLUTION; AQUEOUS PHASE; COPPER CYANIDE; CYANIDATION; CYANIDE SOLUTION; EXTRACTANT; EXTRACTANTS; FREE CYANIDES; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; SILVER CYANIDE;

AMINES; COPPER; CYANIDES; EFFLUENTS; METAL RECOVERY; SILVER; SMELTING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; ZINC;

CASE HARDENING;

COPPER; CYANIDE; GOLD; GUANIDINE; NICKEL; SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; COPPER; CYANIDE; EFFLUENT; EXTRACTION METHOD; RECYCLING; SEPARATION; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; EXTRACTION; RECYCLING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; COPPER; CYANIDES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SOLVENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67649970545     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.03.102     Document Type: Article

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