Microstructural analyses of phosphogypsum generated by Brazilian fertilizer industries

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 365-373

  Canut, Mariana Moreira Cavalcanti ^a   Jacomino, Vanusa Maria Feliciano ^b   Bråtveit, Kari ^a   Gomes, Abdias Magalhães ^a   Yoshida, Maria Irene ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Ctr Devmt of Nucl Technol   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Microstructure analysis; Phosphogypsum; Waste management

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; FERTILIZERS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BENEFICIATION PROCESSES; CALCIUM SULPHATE DIHYDRATE; FERTILIZER INDUSTRIES; PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 38949110336     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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