The application of anthraquinone redox catalysts for accelerating the aeration step in the becher process

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 111-121

  Bruckard, Warren J ^a   Calle, Carmen ^a   Fletcher, Stephen ^b   Horne, Michael D ^a   Sparrow, Graham J ^a   Urban, Andew J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthraquinone; Becher process; Redox catalyst; Reduced ilmenite; Synthetic rutile

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONS; GLUCOSE; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OXYGEN; REDOX REACTIONS; THERMOCOUPLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

LIGANDS; METALLIC IONS; REDOX POTENTIALS;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 1442309174     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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