A study on the sulphuric acid leaching of copper converter slag in the presence of dichromate Altundogan a,*, M. Boyrazli b, F. Tumen a a Department of Chemical Engineering, Firat University, 23279 Elazig, Turkey b Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Firat University, 23279 Elazig, Turkey Received 24 June 2003; accepted 6 November 2003