Cu and Fe chalcopyrite leach activation energies and the effect of added Fe3+

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 5865-5878

  Kaplun, K ^a   Li, J ^a   Kawashima, N ^a   Gerson, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHALCOPYRITE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; DISSOLUTION; IRON; REACTION KINETICS; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 80052936467     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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