Effect of molten caustic leaching on demineralization and desulfurization of asphaltite

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1637-1644

  Duz, M Z ^a   Erdogan, S ^a   Saydut, A ^a   Merdivan, M ^b   Hamamci, C ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asphaltite; Coal; Demineralization; Desulfurization; Molten caustic leaching; Southeast Anatolia

Indexed keywords

DESULFURIZATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GARNETS; LEACHING; MINERALS; ORGANIC MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; SULFATE MINERALS;

CAUSTIC LEACHING; CHEMICAL DEMINERALIZATION; MILD ACIDS; MOLTEN SODIUM; ORGANIC SULFUR; PYRITIC SULFUR; SILOPI ASPHALTITE; SOLID FOSSIL FUELS (SFF); TEMPERATURE RANGES; TOTAL SULFUR (TS);

SULFUR;

EID: 48249117900     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030701268393     Document Type: Article

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