A mechanistic model to predict matte temperatures during the smelting of UG2-rich blends of platinum group metal concentrates

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 676-687

  Eksteen, J J ^a,b  

^a Lonmin Platinum   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Modelling; Precious metal ores; Pyrometallurgy; Sulphide ores

Indexed keywords

BATH MIXING; CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS; DRAINAGE RATE; HEAT ABSORPTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTENSIVE COOLING; LIQUIDUS TEMPERATURE; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; MECHANISTIC MODELS; MODELLING; OPERATING CONDITION; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; POWER DENSITIES; PRECIOUS METAL ORES; RATE LIMITING; SIDE WALLS; SLAG TEMPERATURE; SMELTING RATE; SPINEL PARTICLES; SULPHIDE ORES; THREE-PHASE EMULSIONS;

BLENDING; CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; CHROMIUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EMULSIFICATION; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MODELS; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; PYROMETALLURGY; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SLAGS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

SMELTING;

EID: 79955857296     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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