Kinetics of chemical leaching of chalcopyrite from low grade copper ore: Behavior of different size fractions

International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 638-645

  Naderi, H ^a   Abdollahy, M ^a   Mostoufi, N ^b   Koleini, M J ^a   Shojaosadati, S A ^a   Manafi, Z ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c Research and Development Division   (Iran)

Author keywords

chalcopyrite; copper ore treatment; kinetics; leaching; particle size

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; CHEMICAL LEACHING; COARSE PARTICLES; COLUMN LEACHING; CONSTRAINED LEAST SQUARES; COPPER MINERALS; COPPER ORE; DIFFERENT SIZES; DISSOLUTION BEHAVIOR; FERRIC SULFATE; FRESH SURFACES; LOW GRADE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS; PARABOLIC BEHAVIOR; PH VALUE; SIZE FRACTION; TWO STAGE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DISSOLUTION; ENZYME KINETICS; IRON COMPOUNDS; KINETICS; LEACHING; ORE REDUCTION; ORES; PARTICLE SIZE; RECOVERY; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR; SURFACE REACTIONS;

COPPER ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 83455172627     PISSN: 16744799     EISSN: 1869103X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12613-011-0489-7     Document Type: Article

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