Clarifying filtration of fine particle suspensions aided by electrical and acoustic fields

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 125-135

  Wakeman, R J ^a   Smythe, M C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colloids; Dewatering; Electricity; Electroacoustic; Filtration; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTOELECTRIC EFFECTS; ANODES; CATHODES; COLLOIDS; DEWATERING; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); PH EFFECTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

CONSTANT PRESSURE FILTRATION;

FILTRATION;

ACOUSTIC FILTER; FILTRATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; SUSPENSION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0034010802     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387600526960     Document Type: Article

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