Improvement of iron removal from silica sand using ultrasound-assisted oxalic acid

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 389-393

  Du, Feihu ^a   Li, Jingsheng ^a   Li, Xiaoxia ^a   Zhang, Zhizhen ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Iron removal; Leaching; Oxalic acid; Silica sand; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); LEACHING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILICA; SILICA SAND; ULTRASONICS;

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; COLOR MEASUREMENTS; LEACHING PROCESS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STIRRING SPEED; ULTRASOUND POWER;

OXALIC ACID;

IRON; OXALIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; LEACHING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77956445166     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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