Reclamation of alumina as boehmite from an alumina-supported spent catalyst

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 59-64

  Al Sheeha, Hanadi ^a   Marafi, Meena ^a   Stanislaus, Antony ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Alumina recovery; Boehmite preparation; Nickel recovery; Spent catalyst utilization

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSIS; MATERIALS HANDLING; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; ORE TREATMENT; PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

ALUMINA RECOVERY; ALUMINA-SUPPORTED; BOEHMITE PREPARATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; NICKEL RECOVERY; SPENT CATALYST UTILIZATION; SPENT CATALYSTS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 50849101029     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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