Comparative study of iron(III) separation from zinc sulphate-sulphuric acid solutions using the organophosphorus extractants, OPAP and D2EHPA. Part I: Extraction

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 93-102

  Principe, F ^a   Demopoulos, G P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

D2EHPA; OPAP; Zinc sulphate sulphuric acid solutions

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; REACTION KINETICS; SEPARATION; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; SULFURIC ACID;

DI-(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHOSPHORIC ACID (D2EHPA); OCTYPHENYL ACID PHOSPHATE (OPA); ZINC SULPHATE-SULPHURIC ACID SOLUTIONS;

ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2942625908     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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