Microwaves in extractive metallurgy: Part 1 - Review of fundamentals

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1102-1111

  Pickles, C A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extractive metallurgy; Mineral processing; Oxide ores; Pyrometallurgy; Reduction

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; HETEROGENEOUS SOLID; MICROWAVE COUPLING; MICROWAVE INTERACTIONS; MICROWAVE RADIATIONS; MICROWAVE RESPONSE; MINERAL PROCESSING; NEW ENERGY SOURCES; OXIDE ORES; PYRO-METALLURGICAL PROCESS; TECHNIQUES USED; UNDERLYING FACTORS;

EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; MICROWAVES; MINERALS; MINING; ORES; REDUCING AGENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SMELTING;

PYROMETALLURGY;

EID: 69749086926     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.02.015     Document Type: Article

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