Mesoporous silica recovery from phlogopite by aqua regia leaching

Phlogopite is a mineral found in the Phalaborwa complex, which is mined in abundance and has little to no industrial use. Phlogopite in its raw form consists of between 40 50% silicon. Previous studies have yielded various forms of silica through acid leaching of phlogopite. The aim is to leach ph...

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Main Author: Venter, Iwouda
Other Authors: Du Plessis, B.J.G.W.
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56122
Venter, IZ 2015, Mesoporous silica recovery from phlogopite by aqua regia leaching, MEng Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56122>