Nickel distribution and speciation in rapidly dehydroxylated goethite in oxide-type lateritic nickel ores: XAS and TEM spectroscopic (EELS and EFTEM) investigation

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 745-765

  Landers, M ^a   Grafe M ^b   Gilkes, R J ^a   Saunders, M ^a   Wells, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dehydroxylation; EELS; EFTEM; EXAFS; Hematite; Laterite; Nickel goethite; Shock heating; XANES

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROXYLATION; DISSOLUTION; GOETHITE; HEATING; HEMATITE; IRON OXIDE; LATERITE; NICKEL; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 80053250005     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2011.602985     Document Type: Article

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