Reagents for the elimination of sodalite scaling

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 183-188

  Spitzer, Donald ^a   Rothenberg, Alan ^a   Heitner, Howard ^a   Kula, Frank ^a   Lewellyn, Morris ^a   Chamberlain, Owen ^a   Dai, Qi ^a   Frai, Calvin ^a  

^a CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayer; Desilication; Scale; Scale inhibitor; Sodalite

Indexed keywords

BAYER; DESILICATION; SCALE; SCALE INHIBITOR; SODALITE;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; DESCALING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICA; SILICATES;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 23244434278     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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