Carbide sludge management in acetylene producing plants by using vacuum filtration
Carbide sludge (10.4-11.5 tonnes day -1) is generated from the reaction of calcium carbide (900 kg) and water (6,000 L) in the production of acetylene (2400 m 3), in three selected acetylene manufacturing plants. The sludge (of pH 12.2 and containing Cu, Ph, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn ions whose concentratio...
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SAGE Publications (UK and US)
2002
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