Microstructural analyses of Cr(VI) speciation in chromite ore processing residue (COPR)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 5461-5466

  Chrysochoou, Maria ^a   Fakra, Sirine C ^b   Marcus, Matthew A ^b   Deok, Hyun Moon ^c   Dermatas, Dimitris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PHASIS; BROWNMILLERITE; BRUCITE; CHROMITE ORE PROCESSING; CR COMPOUNDS; CR SPECIATIONS; HYDROGARNET; HYDROTALCITE; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; LARGE CRYSTAL; MATRIX; MICRO X RAY DIFFRACTION; MICRO-X-RAY; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; PH RANGE; PH TREATMENT; PHYSICAL ENTRAPMENT; REDUCTANTS; SOLID-PHASE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALUMINA; CALCIUM; CHROMATES; CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; HYDRATES; HYSTERESIS MOTORS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CHROMIUM;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; HYDROTALCITE; IRON; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM;

ACIDITY; BRUCITE; CALCIUM; CHROMITE; CHROMIUM; MINERALOGY; PH; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); X-RAY DIFFRACTION; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ACID TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; DRY DEPOSITION; MINERALOGY; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; REDUCTION; SOLID; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMIUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650422585     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9005338     Document Type: Article

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