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eppur_se_muova

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2. Interesting -- I thought Ga was extracted under acidic conditions.

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Sun Sep 3, 2023, 12:49 PM

Sep 2023

Apparently, GaCl3 is very soluble in some organic solvents. I guess that's old technology now, even though it's been reported with ionic liquids.

Isn't that chart missing a step or two? I thought precipitation of Al2O3 only occurred after acidification with CO2. If so, that "Al2O3.3H2O suspension" is really aluminate solution. I don't see an input for CO2 anywhere.

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Recovery of Gallium from the Bayer Process for Alumina Using Amidoxime Impregnated Fibers. [View all] NNadir Sep 2023 OP

Thank you. Skimmed, but will have to read it more closely. niyad Sep 2023 #1

Interesting -- I thought Ga was extracted under acidic conditions. eppur_se_muova Sep 2023 #2

To be perfectly honest, I just pulled this flow chart off the Canadian... NNadir Sep 2023 #3