Agglomeration characteristics of alumina sand-rice husk ash mixtures at elevated temperatures

Energy Sources

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1005-1025

  Mansaray, K G ^a   Ghaly, A E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Alumina; Ash; Environmental scanning electron microscopy; Eutectics; Light microscopy; Rice husk; Temperature; X ray analysis

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ALUMINA; ASH HANDLING; EUTECTICS; MIXTURES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

RICE HUSK;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0031271880     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319708908905     Document Type: Article

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