Metal recovery from spent hydrodesulfurization catalysts using a combined acid-leaching and electrolysis process

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 154, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 588-594

  Lai, Yi Chieh ^a   Lee, Wen Jhy ^a   Huang, Kuo Lin ^b   Wu, Chung Mou ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c Futran Inc   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid leaching; Electrolysis; Metal recovery; Spent hydrodesulfurization catalyst; Valuable metal

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; LEACHING; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACID LEACHING; SPENT HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST; VALUABLE METAL;

METAL RECOVERY;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NITRIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID; VANADIUM;

CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYSIS; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACID; CATALYSIS; ELECTROKINESIS; LEACHING; METAL;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTROLYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY;

CATALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METALS; NITRIC ACID; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACIDS;

EID: 42649106538     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.10.061     Document Type: Article

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