α-calcium sulfate hemihydrate preparation from FGD gypsum in recycling mixed salt solutions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 296-303

  Guan, Baohong ^a   Yang, Li ^a   Fu, Hailu ^a   Kong, Bao ^a   Li, Tingying ^a   Yang, Liuchun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha calcium sulfate hemihydrate; FGD gypsum; Pilot test; Salt solution recycling

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-CALCIUM SULFATE HEMIHYDRATE; BEST STRATEGY; CALCIUM SULFATE HEMIHYDRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; DEHYDRATION RATES; FGD GYPSUM; FLUE-GAS DESULFURIZATION; LABORATORY SCALE; LABORATORY TEST; MIXED SALTS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PILOT SCALE; PILOT TESTS; PRODUCT QUALITY; PRODUCTION COST; SALT SOLUTION; SALT SOLUTION RECYCLING; VOLUME-WEIGHTED MEANS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BENDING STRENGTH; CALCIUM; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DESULFURIZATION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); FLUE GASES; MORPHOLOGY; RECYCLING;

GYPSUM;

EID: 80053991343     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.09.033     Document Type: Article

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