Chromium precipitation from tanning spent liquors using industrial alkaline residues: A comparative study

Waste Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 201-209

  Almeida, M A Fonseca ^a   Boaventura, Rui A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ALKALINE RESIDUES; SPENT TANNING LIQUOR;

CAUSTIC SODA; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; LEACHING; LIME; MAGNESIA; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TAILINGS;

INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT;

CHROMIUM; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; STEEL;

CHROMIUM; REMOVAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SLUDGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031917186     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(97)10006-X     Document Type: Article

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