Acid leaching of nickel from dunite rock
It has been known for some time that the major component of Fun Mountain dunite (an almost pure olivine rock (Mg,Fe,Ni)₂SiO₄) is soluble in dilute mineral acide. However, the cost of reagents rules out an acid dissolution process as a source of nickel. Also the presence of large amounts of iron in a...
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University of Canterbury. Chemistry
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6955 |