Transformation of sphalerite particles into copper sulfide particles by hydrothermal treatment with Cu(II) ions

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 177-187

  Vinals J ^a   Fuentes, G ^b   Hernandez M C ^b   Herreros, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Copper concentrates; Sphalerite; Zinc removal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AUTOCLAVES; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMELTING; STOICHIOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHALCOCITES; COPPER CONCENTRATES; SPHALERITES; ZINC REMOVAL;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 7544235277     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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