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Aqueous vs Hydrometallurgy - What's the difference?

aqueous | hydrometallurgy |

As an adjective aqueous

is (chemistry) consisting mostly of water.

As a noun hydrometallurgy is

the field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials.

aqueous

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Consisting mostly of water.

    • hydrometallurgy

    English

    (wikipedia hydrometallurgy)

    Noun

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  • The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials.

    • Related terms

    * hydrometallurgical * hydrometallurgically