Leaching of a complex sulfidic, silicate-containing zinc ore in sulfuric acid solution under oxygen pressure

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 206-212

  Xu, Hongsheng ^a   Wei, Chang ^a   Li, Cunxiong ^a   Fan, Gang ^a   Deng, Zhigan ^a   Zhou, Xuejiao ^a   Qiu, Shuang ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Complex zinc ore; Impurity removal; Pressure acid leaching; Zinc extraction

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ACID LEACHING; BASE METALS; CALCIUM ALUMINATE; IMPURITY REMOVAL; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; LEACHING TIME; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OXYGEN PRESSURE; PRESSURE ACID LEACHING; SELECTIVE EXTRACTION; SILICA DISSOLUTION; SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION; SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION; TROILITE; ZINC EXTRACTION;

CALCIUM SILICATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; GYPSUM; IRON; LEACHING; MICA; ORES; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; QUARTZ; REMOVAL; SILICATES; SULFUR DETERMINATION; ZINC; ZINC ORE TREATMENT; ZINC SULFIDE;

SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 84855769736     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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