Desiliconization kinetics of nickeliferous laterite ores in molten sodium hydroxide system

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 330-335

  MU, Wen ning ^a   ZHAI, Yu chun ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

desiliconization; kinetics; nickeliferous laterite ores; silicon dioxide; sodium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTION CONTROL; DESILICONIZATION; MASS RATIO; MOLTEN SODIUM; NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE; NOVEL PROCESS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICON EXTRACTION; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; STIRRING SPEED;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; ORE TREATMENT; ORES; REACTION RATES; SILICA; SODIUM; SOILS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 76549105235     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(09)60142-4     Document Type: Article

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