Collecting the nickel from plants is a relatively easy process The University of Queensland s van der Ent has calculated that a hyper accumulator like Phyllantus balgoyii can produce an
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Get Pricemixing flotation of copper and nickel from the ore and then separating low nickel containing copper concentrate and copper containing nickel concentrate from the mixed concentrate After the nickel concentrate is smelted high nickel matte is obtained and the high nickel matte is then subjected to flotation separation
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