Decomposition of Bayer process organics: Low-molecular-weight carboxylates

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 51-57

  Machold, T ^a   Macedi, E ^a   Laird, D W ^a   May, P M ^a   Hefter, G T ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayer process; Carboxylates; Degradation; Organic compounds; Sodium hydroxide solution

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLATE; AROMATIC CARBOXYLATE; BAYER PROCESS; CARBOXYLATES; DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; DEGRADATION REACTION; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAOH SOLUTIONS; NMR SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANICS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION; SYNTHETIC BAYER LIQUORS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SODIUM;

CARBOXYLATION;

EID: 68949214968     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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