An agglomeration efficiency model for gibbsite precipitation in a turbulently stirred vessel

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2010-2022

  Ilievski, D ^a,b   Livk, I ^a  

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

^b ALCOA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Crystallization; Gibbsite; Modelling; Precipitation; Scale up

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CRYSTALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SUPERSATURATION; TURBULENCE;

GIBBSITE; POPULATION BALANCE MODEL; SCALE-UP;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AGGLOMERATION; CRYSTALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUPERSATURATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 31344433998     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.051     Document Type: Article

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