Chemical-electrochemical approaches to the study passivation of chalcopyrite

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-41

  Debernardi, Gianfranco ^a   Carlesi, Carlos ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

allotropic sulfur; bioleaching; chalcopyrite passivation; electrochemistry; polisulfurs; reductive leaching

Indexed keywords

BIOLEACHING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; PASSIVATION; SULFUR; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

COPPER EXTRACTION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS; POLISULFURS; SURFACE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84866389464     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: 15477401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827508.2011.623745     Document Type: Article

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