Formation of lime-containing desilication product (DSP) in the Bayer process: Factors influencing the laboratory modelling of DSP formation

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-303

  Whittington, Barry ^a   Fallows, Timothy ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COOLING; GARNETS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; KAOLIN; LIME; REACTION KINETICS; SILICON; THERMODYNAMICS;

BAYER PROCESS; DESILICATION PRODUCTS; HYDROGARNETS; REACTANTS;

MINERALOGY;

EID: 0031188182     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-386x(96)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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