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LIXIVIATE [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

To dissolve minerals or metals out of the ore, as by the use of cyanide or chlorine solutions, acids, or water.

CONT

The principal objective of wet chemical extractive processes is to leach the desired elements selectively into an aqueous phase so as to separate them from the bulk of the unwanted material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Soumettre à la lixiviation.

OBS

lixiviation : Traitement faisant appel à une attaque chimique et une dissolution de certains constituants d'un matériau.

Spanish

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