Direct observations of liquid binder-particle interactions: The role of wetting behaviour in agglomerate growth

Powder Technology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 44-58

  Simons, S J R ^a   Fairbrother, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Binder; Granulation; Micromechanics; Wetting

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; LIQUID; MIXING;

ADHESION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0034193148     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(99)00267-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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