Determination of the gibbsite dehydration reaction pathway at conditions relevant to Bayer refineries

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 89-97

  Whittington, B ^a   Ilievski, D ^a  

^a Parker Cooperative Research Centre for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha alumina; Calcination; Chi alumina; Dehydration; Fluid bed calciner; Gamma alumina; Gibbsite; Rotary kiln calciner

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CALCINATION; HEATING; PHASE COMPOSITION;

GIBBSITE; THERMAL DEHYDRATION;

DEHYDRATION;

CALCINATION; DEHYDRATION; FLUIDIZED BED; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MODELING; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1542572763     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(03)00207-9     Document Type: Article

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