Production of anhydrite-gypsum and recovery of rare earths as a by-product

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 11-17

  Ibrahim, Tarek M M ^a   El Hussaini, Omneya M ^a  

^a NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anhydrite gypsum; Leaching; Rare earth elements; Recovery; Separation

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; FLUORSPAR; LEACHING; LIMESTONE; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; SULFURIC ACID; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANHYDRITE; HYDROGEN FLUORIDE; RAFFINATE;

GYPSUM;

EID: 34247350875     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2006.11.017     Document Type: Article

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