Applications of in situ synchrotron XRD in hydrometallurgy: Literature review and investigation of chalcopyrite dissolution

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 131-132, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-66

  Majuste, D ^a,b   Ciminelli, V S T ^a,b   Eng, P J ^c   Osseo Asare, K ^b,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Acqua Institute   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Diffraction; Dissolution reactions; In situ synchrotron time resolved X ray; Metal sulfides

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROMETALLURGY; PYRITES; SOILS; SULFIDE MINERALS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHALCOPYRITE; DISSOLUTION REACTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESS; METAL SULFIDES; SOLID-PHASE TRANSFORMATION; TIME RESOLVED X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; TIME-RESOLVED;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84868313332     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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