BORAX PRODUCTION FROM BORAX SLIME, AN INDUSTRIAL-WASTE

Authors
BONCUKCUOGLU R KOCAKKERIM MM ALKAN M
Citation
R. Boncukcuoglu et al., BORAX PRODUCTION FROM BORAX SLIME, AN INDUSTRIAL-WASTE, Water, air and soil pollution, 104(1-2), 1998, pp. 103-112
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Water Resources","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Water, air and soil pollution → ACNP
ISSN journal
00496979
Volume
104
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
103 - 112
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-6979(1998)104:1-2<103:BPFBSA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Borax slime is formed during the production of borax from tincal, whic h is an important berate ore. It is a liquid containing the suspanded solid particles at high levels and is formed under the rich-in-borax s olution in the reactor. This waste is discharged into the Marmara Sea and so causes environmental problems in Bandirma Golf. In this work, B orax production is aimed from the slime containing B2O3 at important l evels. As a result it was found that B2O3 can be recovered and therefo re the B2O3 pollution can be prevented by removing it from the waste.