An experimental study of scale growth rate and flow velocity of a super-saturated caustic-aluminate solution

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 80, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 116-125

  Nawrath, S J ^a   Khan, M M K ^b   Welsh, M C ^b  

^a Queensland Alumina Limited   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

alumina; scale; slurry; velocity

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM REFINING; CHEMICAL ATTACK; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SLURRIES; SUPERSATURATION; VELOCITY;

CAUSTIC-ALUMINATE SOLUTION; SCALE; SCALE GROWTH; SUPERSATURATED SLURRY;

METAL REFINERIES;

EID: 33747361344     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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