Extraction of hexavalent chromium from chromated copper arsenate treated wood under alkaline conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3739-3744

  Radivojevic, Suzana ^a   Cooper, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; LIFE CYCLE; WOOD;

ALKALINE EXTRACTION PROTOCOLS; CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE (CCA);

CHROMIUM;

CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE; CHROMIUM; COPPER DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN;

CHROMIUM; EXTRACTION; LIFE CYCLE; WOOD;

CHROMIUM; CONIFEROUS TREE; COPPER COMPOUND; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXTRACTION METHOD; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH RISK; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; METAL RECOVERY; OXIDATION; PH; PINE; SAWDUST; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

ALKALIES; ARSENATES; CHROMIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WOOD;

CHROMIUM; EXTRACTION; LIFE CYCLE; WOOD;

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 43749094140     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702885f     Document Type: Article

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