Lixiviant
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Lixiviant is a liquid medium used in hydrometallurgy to selectively extract the desired metal from the ore or mineral.[1] It assists in rapid and complete leaching. The metal can be recovered from it in a concentrated form after leaching. Lixiviant in a solution may be acidic or basic in nature.[citation needed]
Most commonly used acid is H2SO4
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- ^ AIME; American Institute of Mining Engineers (1917). Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume 49. Princeton University: The Institute. p. 617. http://books.google.com/books?id=BL1MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA618&dq=Lixiviant&hl=en&ei=MmsRTfzyGYX6lwfP1tXsAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Lixiviant&f=false.
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