Purification of wet process phosphoric acid by decreasing iron and uranium using white silica sand

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 324-329

  El Bayaa, A A ^a   Badawy, N A ^a   Gamal, A M ^a   Zidan, I H ^a   Mowafy, A R ^a  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Iron; Purification; Uranium; Wet phosphoric acid; White silica sand

Indexed keywords

ADSORBATE CONCENTRATION; ADSORBENT DOSE; ADSORBENT MATERIALS; EGYPTIANS; EQUILIBRIUM ISOTHERMS; INORGANIC IMPURITIES; NEGATIVE ENTROPIES; SORPTION CAPACITIES; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER; URANIUM ION; WEIGHT RATIOS; WET PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; WET PROCESS PHOSPHORIC ACID; WHITE SILICA SAND;

ADSORPTION; IRON; METAL IONS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PURIFICATION; SILICA; URANIUM;

SILICA SAND;

IRON; PHOSPHORIC ACID; URANIUM;

ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENTROPY; INORGANIC ACID; ION; IRON; ISOTHERM; PURIFICATION; SILICA; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ISOTHERM; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADSORPTION; EGYPT; IRON; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; SILICON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM;

EGYPT;

EID: 79956107954     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.03.037     Document Type: Article

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