Hydrometallurgical processing of a Nigerian sphalerite in hydrochloric acid: Characterization and dissolution kinetics

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 69-75

  Baba, Alafara A ^a   Adekola, Folahan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Characterization; Dissolution kinetics; HCl; Leaching; Nigeria; Sphalerite

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ARRHENIUS CONSTANTS; DISSOLUTION KINETICS; DISSOLUTION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING; KINETIC DATA; LEACHING EXPERIMENTS; MAJOR ELEMENTS; NIGERIA; NIGERIANS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL; RATE DETERMINING STEP; REACTION CONSTANT; REACTION DATA; REACTION ORDERS; RESIDUAL SOLIDS; SHRINKING CORE MODEL; SOLID/LIQUID RATIOS; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; STIRRING SPEED; SURFACE CHEMICAL REACTIONS; XRD; XRD ANALYSIS; XRF ANALYSIS;

ACIDS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALCIUM; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON ORES; LEACHING; LEAD; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; QUARTZ; SILICA; SILVER; SULFUR; SURFACE REACTIONS; TIN; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

DISSOLUTION;

EID: 73549111978     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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