Development of a bleaching process for a kaolin of industrial interest by oxalic, ascorbic, and sulfuric acids: Preliminary study using statistical methods of experimental design

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1680-1687

  Veglio F ^a   Passariello, B ^b   Toro, L ^a   Marabini, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; KAOLIN; MIXING; ORGANIC ACIDS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SULFURIC ACID; TEMPERATURE;

ASCORBIC ACID; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IRON REMOVAL; MINERAL CONCENTRATION; OXALIC ACID;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ACID MEDIA; BLEACHING; IRON; KAOLIN; REMOVAL;

EID: 0030131379     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie950427s     Document Type: Article

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