Process development for the recovery of high-grade lanthanum by solvent extraction

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 237-244

  Morais, C A ^a   Ciminelli, V S T ^b  

^a Departamento de Estatística   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lanthanum; Lanthanum extraction; Lanthanum recovery

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ESTERS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; METAL RECOVERY; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

LANTHANUM EXTRACTION; LANTHANUM RECOVERY; PH CONTROL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT;

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 1942451917     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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