Germanium recovery from gasification fly ash: Evaluation of end-products obtained by precipitation methods

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 167, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 582-588

  Arroyo, Fátima ^a   Font, Oriol ^b   Fernández Pereira, Constantino ^a   Querol, Xavier ^b   Juan, Roberto ^c   Ruiz, Carmen ^c   Coca, Pilar ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^d ELCOGAS SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; Coal gasification fly ash; Germanium; Hydrogen sulfide; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; DIHYDROXYBENZENE; END-PRODUCTS; GAS CLEANING SYSTEMS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH PURITY; INTEGRATED GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE; ORGANIC COMPLEX; PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION METHODS; SULFIDING;

AIR CLEANERS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BENZENE; CALCINATION; CARBONIZATION; COAL ASH; COAL GASIFICATION; FLY ASH; GAS GENERATORS; GAS PRODUCERS; GERMANIUM DEPOSITS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METAL RECOVERY; PRECIPITATES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFUR DETERMINATION;

GERMANIUM;

CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; CETRIMIDE; GERMANIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

FLY ASH; GERMANIUM; HAZARD; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RECOVERY; SOLUTION; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; FLY ASH; GASIFICATION; HAZARD; METALLURGY; PRECIPITATION;

CARBON; CATECHOLS; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GERMANIUM; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 67649280298     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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