Characterization and leaching of real fluorescent lamp waste for the recovery of rare earth metals and mercury

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 144-145, Issue , 2014, Pages 91-98

  Tunsu, Cristian ^a   Ekberg, Christian ^a   Retegan, Teodora ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Florescent lamp waste; Leaching; Mercury; Rare earth metals; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894528879     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2014.01.019     Document Type: Article

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