The recovery of rare earth oxides from a phosphoric acid by-product. Part 3. The separation of the middle and light rare earth fractions and the preparation of pure europium oxide

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-149

  Preston, J S ^a   Du Preez, A C ^a   Cole, P M ^a   Fox, M H ^a  

^a MINTEK   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CALCINATION; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METAL RECOVERY; NITRATES; NITRIC ACID; OXIDES; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

AMALGAM; EUROPIUM OXIDE; RARE EARTH OXIDE; SECONDARY STRIPPING CIRCUIT; STRIP LIQUORS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 0030243790     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-386X(95)00079-V     Document Type: Article

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