Sustainable mining of natural vein graphite via acid-extraction from waste attached to rock pieces of vein banks
Abstract A procedure based on acid extraction using a mixture of conc. sulfuric and nitric acids (8:1) to recover graphite attached to rock pieces of the vein contact zones of graphite mines, is developed as a sustainable mining practice. When the extracted graphite is heated at 600 °C for 15 min, i...
Main Authors: | Asiri D. T. Medagedara, Poornima Dahanayake, Herath Mudiyanselage T. G. A. Pitawala, Buddika Karunarathne, K. Kanishka H. De Silva, Masamichi Yoshimura, Kosala P. Walikannage, Thennakoon Mudiyanselage W. J. Bandara, Rajapakse Mudiyanselage G. Rajapakse, Gamaralalage R. A. Kumara |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-09-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42074-5 |
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