Aqueous speciation of arsenic in sulfuric acid and cupric sulfate solutions

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2199-2210

  Casas, J M ^a   Etchart, J P ^a   Cifuentes, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; IONIC CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; SULFURIC ACID;

PHYSICOCHEMICAL DATA;

SOLUTIONS;

ARSENIC; COPPER; COPPER SULFATE; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; SULFURIC ACID;

SPECIFICATION;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; DISSOCIATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PURIFICATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0042238063     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490827     Document Type: Article

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