Aqueous stability of thorium and rare earth metals in monazite hydrometallurgy: Eh-pH diagrams for the systems Th-, Ce-, La-, Nd- (PO 4)-(SO 4)-H 2O at 25 °c

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 113-114, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-78

  Kim, Eunyoung ^a   Osseo Asare, K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid digestion; Eh pH diagrams; Monazite; Rare earth (RE) metals; Th

Indexed keywords

ACID DIGESTION; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; AQUEOUS STABILITY; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; EH-PH DIAGRAMS; RARE EARTH HYDROXIDE; RARE EARTH METALS; SOLUBILITY PRODUCT; STABILITY REGIONS; SULFATE ION; THERMODYNAMIC DATA;

ALKALINITY; CERIUM; GRAPHIC METHODS; HYDROMETALLURGY; METALLURGY; METALS; MONAZITE; NEODYMIUM; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; RARE EARTHS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYSTEM STABILITY; THORIUM; URANIUM MINES;

LANTHANUM;

EID: 84856537201     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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