Stripping rare earth elements and iron from D2EHPA during zinc solvent extraction

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2011. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: At Skorpion Zinc mine, in south-west Namibia, zinc oxide ore is refined through sulphuric acid leaching, solvent extraction, electrowinning and casting of the final 99.995 % Zn metal. Over the last four years, the rare earth ele...

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Main Author: Alberts, Estelle
Other Authors: Dorfling, C.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17999