Selective recovery of chromium, copper, nickel, and zinc from an acid solution using an environmentally friendly process

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1279-1285

  Machado, Manuela D ^a,b   Soares, Eduardo V ^a,c   Soares, Helena M V M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chemical precipitation; Chemical speciation; Electrolysis; Heavy metals; Recycling; Selective recovery

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

ACID DIGESTION; ALKALINIZATION; ASH; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; ELECTROKINESIS; HEAVY METAL; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDATION; PH; RECYCLING; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); YEAST;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; INCINERATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ELECTROPLATING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INCINERATION; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZINC;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 80051664644     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0477-5     Document Type: Article

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