The rheology of peat/solvent slurries

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-197

  Leahy, James J ^a   Hughes, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Peat; Peat solvent suspensions; Rheology; Slurry

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEAR FLOW; SLURRIES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

BINGHAM PLASTIC AND CASSON MODELS; PEAT SOLVENT SUSPENSION;

RHEOLOGY;

FUEL; SOLVENT;

PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PEAT; RHEOLOGY; SLURRY; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; FLOCCULATION; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; SHEAR RATE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0031258582     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199710)70:2<193::AID-JCTB748>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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