Separation of copper and zinc by solvent extraction during reprocessing of flotation tailings

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 535-540

  Kitobo, Willy ^a   Gaydardzhiev, Stoyan ^b   Frenay, Jean ^b   Bastin, David ^b   Ndala, Ilunga ^a  

^a University of Lubumbashi (UNILU)   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Flotation tailings; Heavy metals; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; COPPER AND ZINC; EXTRACTANTS; FERRIC IRON; SULPHURIC ACIDS; TWO STAGE; ZN EXTRACTIONS;

BIOLEACHING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; FLOTATION; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; SOLVENTS; STRIPPING (DYES); SULFURIC ACID; ZINC;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTE; EXTRACTION METHOD; HEAVY METAL; PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 77949405334     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390903529869     Document Type: Article

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