Spectroscopic study on oxidative dissolution of chalcopyrite, enargite and tennantite at different pH values

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 144-151

  Sasaki, Keiko ^a   Takatsugi, Koichiro ^a   Ishikura, Kazuhiro ^a   Hirajima, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Enargite; Oxidation; Tennantite

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; COPPER ORE; DISSOLUTION RATES; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ENARGITE; FLOTATION PROCESS; ORE BODIES; OXIDATIVE CONDITIONS; OXIDATIVE DISSOLUTION; OXIDATIVE PRETREATMENT; PH VALUE; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES;

ARSENIC; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; FLOTATION; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; OXIDATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR; SURFACE PROPERTIES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MINERALS;

EID: 71649095033     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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