TY  - JOUR
SP  - 1139
TI  - OPTIMIZATION OF DISSOLUTION OF COPPER FROM A NIGERIAN GOLDFIELDITE ORE FOR INDUSTRIAL UTILIZATION
N1  - cited By 1
AV  - none
EP  - 1145
PB  - University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy
SN  - 13147471
ID  - scholars19157
N2  - Conventionally, copper ores are treated and processed by a high-energy intensive pyrometallurgical process. However, the huge amounts of emission of obnoxious gases demand the development of a simple, low-cost, and environmentally friendly technique. In this work, the dissolution kinetics of goldfieldite ore in ammonia-ammonium chloride was investigated. The influence of some experimental conditions were critically developed. It was affirmed that the dissolution rate increased with increasing concentration, reaction temperature, and decreasing particle diameter. At optimized experimental conditions (0.5 mol L-1 NH3-NH4Cl, 75°C, 45 μm), 88.2  copper dissolution was recorded with calculated activation energy, Ea, of 19.4 kJ mol-1. © 2023, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy. All Rights Reserved.
IS  - 6
VL  - 58
JF  - Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy
A1  - Chindo, S.Y.
A1  - Omoniyi, K.I.
A1  - Raji, M.A.
A1  - Bello, U.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85168850375&partnerID=40&md5=05590d2e637847692a78974f376632ed
Y1  - 2023///
ER  -