Exploration of Mesoporous Structure of Tunisian Raw and Acid-Leached Phosphate Ore Particles

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 759-764

  Ben Brahim, F ^a   Mgaidi, A ^a   El Maaoui, M ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Acid leaching; Mesoporosity; Phosphate ore; Pore shape; Surface areas

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; LEACHING; PHOSPHATES; POROUS MATERIALS;

ACID LEACHING; MESOPOROSITY;

PHOSPHATE ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0031209247     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450750414     Document Type: Article

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