Processing of boric acid from borax by a wet chemical method

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-293

  Mergen, A ^a   Demirhan, M H ^a   Bilen, M ^a  

^a Research and Development Department   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Borax; Boric acid; Crystallization; Rafination; Wet chemical method

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; INORGANIC ACIDS; REFINING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BORAX;

BORATE MINERALS;

EID: 0038606886     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685520360685947     Document Type: Article

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