Removal of iron from quartz sands: A study by column leaching using a complete factorial design

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 369-379

  Ubaldini, S ^a   Piga, L ^a   Fornari, P ^a   Massidda, R ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; DISSOLUTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; IRON; IRON OXIDES; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; QUARTZ; RECYCLING; SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLUMN LEACHING; FIXED BED COLUMN; FULL FACTORIAL DESIGN; OXALIC ACID CONCENTRATION; QUARTZ SANDS; REDUCING AGENT;

HYDROMETALLURGY;

EID: 0030104592     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-386X(95)00012-6     Document Type: Article

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