Article | REF: M2242 V1

Copper hydrometallurgy

Authors: Pierre BLAZY, El-Aid JDID

Publication date: September 10, 2002 | Lire en français

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    2. Leaching

    The two main factors governing reactions in hydrometallurgy are thermodynamic and kinetic factors, which ultimately determine the applicability of the process.

    2.1 Solution operations

    Dissolving operations are carried out in an aqueous medium. There are four dissolution modes.

    • Dissolving a salt in water :

    CuSO4+nH2O(CuSO4nH2O)dissous 

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