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Mixing, Reaction and Precipitation: The Barium Sulphate Precipitation System

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This paper reviews critically the important studies that have been reported in the literature on the barium sulphate precipitation system with an emphasis on the influence of mixing on the reactive precipitation processes.

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Tavare, N.S. (2000). Mixing, Reaction and Precipitation: The Barium Sulphate Precipitation System. In: Gupta, B.S., Ibrahim, S. (eds) Mixing and Crystallization. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2290-2_17

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