Characterisation and treatment of soda ash smelting slag from the recycling of lead acid batteries

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 561-567

  Wang, H ^a   Shooter, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Disposal; Overheating; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); LEAD SMELTING; PH; RECYCLING; SLAGS; SODIUM CARBONATE; SOLID WASTES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITRATION; VOLTAMMETRY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; OVERHEATING; POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATIONS; REACTION ENTHALPIES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SPENT LEAD ACID BATTERIES; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; USEFUL CHEMICALS;

LEAD ACID BATTERIES;

SODIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; RECYCLING; SLAG;

EID: 0034073454     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332108618092     Document Type: Article

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