A mechanistic model of the equilibrium adsorption of copper cyanide species onto activated carbon

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 99-107

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

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Copper cyanide; Equilibrium adsorption; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CARBON PHASIS; COPPER CYANIDE; COPPER LOADING; DESORPTION REACTIONS; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; FREE CYANIDES; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; LINEAR ISOTHERMS; MECHANISTIC MODELS; NEW MODEL; NONIDEALITY;

ADSORPTION; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CYANIDES; DESORPTION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; IONIC STRENGTH; ISOTHERMS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 76649135142     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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