A macroscopic agglomeration kernel model for gibbsite precipitation in turbulent and laminar flows

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3787-3797

  Livk, I ^a   Ilievski, D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Crystallization; Gibbsite; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LAMINAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

AGGLOMERATION KERNEL MODEL; GIBBSITE; TAYLOR-COUETTE PRECIPITATOR;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AGGLOMERATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LAMINAR FLOW; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34249995489     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.03.030     Document Type: Article

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