Possible role of hydrogen sulphide gas in self-heating of pyrrhotite-rich materials

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-110

  Somot, Stéphanie ^a   Finch, James A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental; Hydrogen sulphide; Non ferrous metallic ores; Oxidation; Reduction; Self heating; Sulphide ores; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROGEN; NON-FERROUS METALLIC ORES; OXIDATION REDUCTION; SELF-HEATING; SULPHIDE ORES;

COPPER; HEATING; HYDROGEN; IRON ORES; METALLURGY; MINERALS; OXIDATION; SULFIDE MINERALS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

EID: 72749116130     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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