Impact of bayer process liquor impurities on causticization

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 5094-5099

  Wellington, Max ^a,b   Valcin, Franklin ^a  

^a Atlantic International University   (United States)

^b Alumina Partners of Jamaica   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSTICIZATION REACTION; ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS;

ALKALINITY; CAUSTIC SODA; FLUORIDE MINERALS; IONS; SULFATE MINERALS;

IMPURITIES;

ALKALINITY; CAUSTIC SODA; FLUORIDE MINERALS; IMPURITIES; IONS; SULFATE MINERALS;

EID: 34547394264     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070012u     Document Type: Article

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