Recycling metals from wastes: A novel application of mechanochemistry

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 5849-5861

  Tan, Quanyin ^a   Li, Jinhui ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATHODE RAY TUBES; CATHODES; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

ACTIVATION PROCESS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; MECHANO-CHEMICAL METHODS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION; REACTION MECHANISM; RECYCLING EFFICIENCY; RESOURCE-EFFICIENT;

RECYCLING;

METAL DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTEN; GLASS; METAL;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; METAL; RECYCLING; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CATHODE RAY TUBE; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY; MECHANOCHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; REDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MECHANICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES;

CATHODE RAY TUBE; ELECTRONIC WASTE; GLASS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; METALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; RECYCLING;

EID: 84929587055     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es506016w     Document Type: Article

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