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The kinetics of dissolution of chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) in ferric chloride-hydrochloric acid and in ferric sulfate-sulfuric acid solutions have been investigated using the rotating disk technique. Over the temperature range 50 to 100‡C, linear kinetics were observed in the chloride media while nonlinear kinetics were noted in the sulfate system. The apparent activation energy in the chloride system was about 11 kcal/mole. The rate increased with increasing ferric chloride concentrations but was insensitive to the concentrations of hydrochloric acid, the ferrous chloride reaction product and “inert≓ magnesium or lithium chlorides. Cupric chloride substantially accelerated the rate. Small amounts of sulfate in an otherwise all chloride system greatly reduce the chalcopyrite leaching rate; still larger amounts of sulfate make the system behave essentially like the slower-reacting ferric sulfate medium.
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Dutrizac, J.E. The kinetics of dissolution of chalcopyrite in ferric ion media. Metall Trans B 9, 431–439 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02654418
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