Treatment of phosphogypsum waste produced from phosphate ore processing

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 244-245, Issue , 2013, Pages 596-602

  El Didamony, H ^a   Gado, H S ^b   Awwad, N S ^c,d   Fawzy, M M ^b   Attallah, M F ^c  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b NUCLEAR MATERIALS AUTHORITY   (Egypt)

^c HOT LABORATORIES CENTER   (Egypt)

^d KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Leaching process; Phosphogypsum waste; Radioactive materials; Tri butyl phosphate; Tri octyl phosphine oxide

Indexed keywords

CONTACT TIME; EXTRACTANTS; LEACHING PROCESS; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PHOSPHINE OXIDE; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; TOPO; TRI-BUTYL PHOSPHATE;

COMMERCE; GYPSUM; HYDROMETALLURGY; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LEACHING; LEAD; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

CALCIUM SULFATE; KEROSENE; LEAD 210; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHINE OXIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; SILICON DIOXIDE; THORIUM 232; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM 238;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GYPSUM; LEACHING; OPTIMIZATION; ORE BODY; PHOSPHATE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; THORIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM ISOTOPE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLEACHING; BIOSAFETY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOACTIVITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CALCIUM SULFATE; DECONTAMINATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KEROSENE; MINING; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 84872615061     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.053     Document Type: Article

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