Leaching kinetics of iron from low grade kaolin by oxalic acid solutions

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 473-477

  Martinez Luevanos A ^a   Rodriguez Delgado M G ^a   Uribe Salas, A ^b   Carrillo Pedroza, F R ^a   Osuna Alarcon J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUILA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Iron; Kinetics; Leaching; Low grade kaolin; Oxalic acid

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; IRON CONCENTRATIONS; IRON DISSOLUTION; LEACHING KINETICS; LOW GRADE; MINERAL PARTICLES; OXALIC ACID; OXALIC ACID SOLUTION; PRODUCT LAYER; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DISSOLUTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; IRON OXIDES; KAOLIN; LEACHING; ORGANIC ACIDS;

CLAY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; IRON OXIDE; KAOLIN; LEACHING; OXALIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTION KINETICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79952006175     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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