INVESTIGATING FACTORS THAT AFFECT SEPARATION IN A EUTECTIC FREEZE CRYSTALLISATION PROCESS

s of the International Mine Water Conference 19 – 23 October 2009 Proceedings ISBN Number: 978-0-9802623-5-3 Pretoria, South Africa Produced by: Document Transformation Technologies cc Conference organised by: Cilla Taylor Conferences INVESTIGATING FACTORS THAT AFFECT SEPARATION IN A EUTECTIC FREEZE CRYSTALLISATION PROCESS S.T. REDDY, H.J.M. KRAMER, A.E. LEWIS and J. NATHOO Crystallization and Precipitation Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701, South Africa E-mail: Sarashree.Reddy@uct.ac.za Process & Energy Laboratory, Leeghwaterstraat 44, Delft University of Technology 2628 CA, Delft, The Netherlands

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