lixiviation
- a word derived from lixiviate.
Example Sentences
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The mass after lixiviation, being treated with a solution of sulphate or carbonate of potash or soda, will yield chromate of potash or soda, and by the employment of sulphuric acid, the corresponding bichromates.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
After the oxidation is finished, the mass is taken from the furnace and cooled; the bichromate is obtained by lixiviation, treated with sulphuric acid and crystallized.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
After lixiviation, the addition of lye converts the calcium and magnesium nitrates into saltpetre, i.e.,
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
In either event, whether obtained from wool residues or from lixiviation of wood-ash, it would be an impure potash.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
There are throughout the country more than 150 metallurgical establishments, native and foreign, which treat the mineral ores from the mines, either by amalgamation, lixiviation, or smelting.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
