The removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by coprecipitation with iron (III)

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3-24

  Twidwell, L G ^a   Robins, R G ^a,b   Hohn, J W ^a  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Arsenic; Coprecipitation; Ferrihydrite

Indexed keywords

CO-PRECIPITATION; FERRIHYDRITE; HYDROMETALLURGICAL SOLUTIONS; SYSTEM AGITATION RATES;

ADSORPTION; HEAVY METALS; IRON; MANGANESE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICON; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARSENIC;

EID: 23244437779     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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