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    An investigation of the relationship between Western Australian nickel laterites’ leaching performance and their mineralogical properties

    193296_Wang 2013.pdf (9.939Mb)
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    Authors
    Wang, Xiaodong
    Date
    2013
    Supervisor
    Dr. Robbie G. McDonald
    Prof. Arie van Riessen
    Dr. Jian Li
    Dr. Robert D. Hart
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Imaging and Applied Physics
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2395
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    • Curtin Theses
    Abstract

    Reasons for the variable acid leaching performance of the nickel laterite ore samples from Western Australia were investigated using numerous microstructural analytical techniques. Cementation of goethite-silica/silicate was identified as the main factor inhibiting acid leaching. Another major outcome of the research was significant improvement of quantitative phase analysis of turbostratically disordered nontronite by developing phase models with peak shape descriptions in X-ray diffraction analysis.

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