The reducibility of the Greek nickeliferous laterites: A review

Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy, Section C: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-17

  Zevgolis, E ^a   Zografidis, C ^a   Halikia, I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ferronickel; Laterites; Pyrometallurgy; Reducibility; Review

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL REVIEW; FAYALITE; FERRIC IRON; FERRONICKEL; FERROUS IRON; GRAIN SIZE; KINETIC MECHANISM; KINETIC PHENOMENA; LATERITES; METALLIC IRON; METALLIC NICKEL; MIXED CONTROLS; NICKEL OXIDE REDUCTION; NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE; OXIDE GRAINS; REDUCTANTS; REDUCTION DEGREE; REDUCTION RATE; REDUCTION STUDIES; ROASTING TEMPERATURE; WUSTITE;

CALCINATION; IRON ORES; METAL RECOVERY; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; NICKEL OXIDE; NICKEL SMELTING; ORE TREATMENT; OXIDE MINERALS; PYROMETALLURGY; SOILS;

IRON;

EID: 77951478760     PISSN: 03719553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328509X431472     Document Type: Article

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