The influence of particle shape on the dynamic dense medium separation of plastics

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 225-235

  Ferrara, G ^a   Bevilacqua, P ^a   De Lorenzi, L ^a   Zanin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dense medium separation; Particle shape; Partition curve; Plastics separation

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SIZE SEPARATION;

DENSE MEDIUM SEPARATION; PARTICLE SHAPE;

PLASTICS;

CYCLONE; PLASTIC PARTICLE; SHAPE; SOLID WASTE; SOLID-SOLID SEPARATION;

EID: 0034042647     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-7516(99)00078-2     Document Type: Article

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