Ionic liquid metallurgy: Novel electrolytes for metals extraction and refining technology

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 177-186

  Zhang, M ^a   Kamavaram, V ^a   Reddy, R G ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionic liquids; Metals extraction; Metals refining; Molten salts

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; EXTRACTION; METAL REFINING; MOLTEN MATERIALS; SALTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ELECTROREFINING; IONIC LIQUID METALLURGY; MOLTEN SALTS;

LIQUID METALS;

EID: 33846454354     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403345     Document Type: Article

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