Investigations on the mechanisms of sulfuric acid leaching of chalcopyrite in the presence of hydrogen peroxide

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-345

  Olubambi, P A ^a   Potgieter, J H ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Electrochemical study; Hydrogen peroxide; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; CHRONOAMPEROMETRIC TECHNIQUES; CONCENTRATION OF; CRYSTALLINITIES; DISSOLUTION RATES; ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; LEACHED RESIDUES; POLARIZATION CURVES; POROUS AGGLOMERATES; POTENTIODYNAMICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SHAKE FLASKS; SOLID RESIDUES; SULFURIC ACID LEACHING;

ACIDS; BOTTLES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEACHING; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID;

DISSOLUTION;

EID: 70349329821     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: 15477401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827500902958191     Document Type: Article

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