Comparison of activated carbon and ion-exchange resins in recovering copper from cyanide leach solutions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 48-57

  Dai, X ^a   Breuer, P L ^a   Jeffrey, M I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Copper cyanide recovery; Ion exchange resins

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOPS; COPPER CYANIDE; ELUTION SYSTEMS; GOLD LEACH; LEACH SOLUTIONS; METALLIC COPPER;

ACTINIDES; ADSORPTION; COPPER; CYANIDES; DISSOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; IONS; LEACHING; RECOVERY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 73549096183     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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