Ion exchange adsorption and elution for recovering gold thiosulfate from leach solutions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 136-143

  Jeffrey, M I ^a   Hewitt, D M ^a   Dai, X ^a   Brunt, S D ^a  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption and elution; Gold; Ion exchange resins; Thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM THIOSULFATE; CLOSED LOOPS; ELECTROWINNING; ELUTION PROCESS; EXCHANGE RESIN; GOLD IONS; ION-EXCHANGE ADSORPTION; LEACH SOLUTIONS; STRONG ANION EXCHANGES;

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GOLD; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; IONS; LEACHING; STRIPPING (DYES);

ION EXCHANGE;

EID: 71649083934     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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