Granular fertilizer agglomeration in accelerated caking tests

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4100-4103

  Walker, G M ^a   Holland, C R ^a   Ahmad, M N ^a   Fox, J N ^b   Kells, A G ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Irish Fertilizer Industries Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CORRELATION METHODS; CREEP; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS;

ACCELERATED CAKING TESTS; CAPILLARY ADHESION-AGGLOMERATION MODEL; PLASTIC CREEP-CAPILLARY ADHESION MODEL;

FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZER;

ADHESION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; SHEAR STRESS; STORAGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0033494633     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie990204s     Document Type: Article

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