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

dc.contributor.author	Wang, Xiaodong
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr. Robbie G. McDonald
dc.contributor.supervisor	Prof. Arie van Riessen
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr. Jian Li
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr. Robert D. Hart
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-30T10:21:17Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-30T10:21:17Z
dc.date.created	2013-11-06T05:38:15Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2395
dc.description.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.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Curtin University
dc.title	An investigation of the relationship between Western Australian nickel laterites’ leaching performance and their mineralogical properties
dc.type	Thesis
dcterms.educationLevel	PhD
curtin.accessStatus	Open access
curtin.faculty	Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Imaging and Applied Physics