Dynamic modelling of copper solvent extraction mixer-settler units

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1350-1358

  Moreno, C M ^a   Perez Correa J R ^a   Otero, A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Extractive metallurgy; Hydrometallurgy; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANKS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; COPPER CONCENTRATION; COPPER LEACHING; COPPER PRODUCTION; COPPER SOLVENT EXTRACTION; DYNAMIC MODELLING; ELECTROWINNING CIRCUITS; GENERAL DYNAMICS; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; LOW-GRADE ORES; MIXER-SETTLER; MODEL FITTING; NON-TRIVIAL; NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; OPERATIONAL COSTS; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; PARALLEL CONNECTIONS; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; REALISTIC DYNAMIC SIMULATION; REALISTIC SIMULATION; SETTLER MODEL; SIMULATION; STANDARD TOOLS; WORK FOCUS;

COPPER; COPPER SMELTING; DELAY CIRCUITS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROMETALLURGY; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LEACHING; LIQUIDS; METAL RECOVERY; METALLURGY; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; ORE TREATMENT; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; STRIPPING (DYES); TANKS (CONTAINERS);

SIMULATORS;

EID: 70349804229     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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