Greek "red mud" residue: A study of microwave reductive roasting followed by magnetic separation for a metallic iron recovery process

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 254-255, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 193-205

  Samouhos, Michail ^a   Taxiarchou, Maria ^a   Tsakiridis, Petros E ^a   Potiriadis, Konstantinos ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b GREEK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbothermic reduction; Microwave; Red mud

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF PARAMETERS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; RED MUD; REDUCING CONDITIONS; REDUCTION PROCESS; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC; X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSES (XRD);

CALCINATION; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; LIGNITE; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC SEPARATION;

IRON; LIGNITE; METAL; POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; THALLIUM; THALLIUM 228; THALLIUM 232; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; URANIUM 238;

DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; IRON; LIGNITE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MUD; RESEARCH WORK; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; HEATING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MICROWAVE RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; MAGNETIC PHENOMENA; METALLURGY; MICROWAVES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RECYCLING;

EID: 84876782524     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.03.059     Document Type: Article

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