Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
Applied Centre for Structural and Synchrotron Studies
Applied Centre for Structural and Synchrotron Studies
Project Duration: 2002-2006
Funding: Rio Tinto
Chief Investigators: Andrea Gerson, Frank Peddie**
Description:
Chalcopryite, a major source of Cu, is often associated with the
valueless mineral pyrite. The development of more efficient methods
for the retrieval of the Cu is of considerable economic importance
to Australian minerals processing companies.
We aim to develop methodologies allowing the more efficient:
These aims are to be achieved via an integrated surface-solution
speciation approach allowing the manipulations of surface
properties.
** Seconded to the Ian Wark Research Institute from the School of
Pharmaceutical, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
