Hydrometallurgical recovery of Germanium from coal gasification fly ash. Solvent extraction method

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3186-3191

  Arroyo, Fátima ^a   Fernández Pereira, Constantino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL GASIFICATION; COMPLEXATION; FLY ASH; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

HYDROMETALLURGICAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC REAGENT;

GERMANIUM;

COAL GASIFICATION; COMPLEXATION; FLY ASH; GERMANIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 44349135018     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie7016948     Document Type: Article

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