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Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly
The Canadian Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science
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Original Article

A new approach to the optimisation of zinc electrolyte cold purification process by Taguchi’s method

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Pages 333-339 | Received 24 Apr 2013, Accepted 23 Aug 2013, Published online: 05 Mar 2014

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