Kinetic modelling of gibbsite dehydration/amorphization in the temperature range 823-923 K

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2567-2582

  Wang, Haipeng ^a   Xu, Bingan ^a   Smith, Peter ^a   Davies, Michael ^a   DeSilva, Lynette ^a   Wingate, Christine ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AMORPHIZATION; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DEHYDRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMORPHOUS PHASE; CHAIN REACTIONS; GIBBSITE DEHYDRATION; REFINED AVARAMI METHOD (RAM);

MINERALS;

EID: 33750487521     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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