Recovery of sulphur and calcium carbonate from waste gypsum

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 741-747

  Nengovhela, N R ^a   Strydom, C A ^b   Maree, J P ^c   Oosthuizen, S ^d   Theron, D J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^d Sulphide Tech   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CaCO3 precipitation; CaS; Gypsum; H2S stripping; Sulphur; Thermal reduction; Thermal studies

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GYPSUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION;

SULFUR PRODUCTION; THERMAL REDUCTION;

WASTE UTILIZATION;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GYPSUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; WASTE UTILIZATION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; GYPSUM; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RECOVERY; REDUCTION; SULFUR; WASTE;

EID: 36049045036     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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