Separation of cobalt and zinc from concentrated nickel sulfate solutions with Cyanex 272

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-81

  Zhu, Zhaowu ^a   Pranolo, Yoko ^a   Zhang, Wensheng ^a   Cheng, Chu Yong ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Cyanex 272; Nickel; Solvent extraction; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CYANEX 272; FLOWSHEET; HYDROGEN REDUCTION; NICKEL ELECTROWINNING; NICKEL INDUSTRY; NICKEL SULFATE; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC SOLUTIONS; PROCESS FLOW-SHEET; SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS;

COBALT; FLOWCHARTING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; ZINC;

NICKEL;

COBALT; HYDROGEN; NICKEL SULFATE; SOLVENT; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG ISOLATION; LIQUID; REDUCTION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

EID: 78650074981     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2501     Document Type: Article

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