Modelling gibbsite agglomeration in a constant supersaturation crystallizer

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 5565-5578

  Seyssiecq, I ^a   Veesler, S ^b   Mangin, D ^c   Klein, J P ^c   Boistelle, R ^b  

^a Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

^b CAMPUS DE LUMINY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SUPERSATURATION;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; GIBBSITE; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

AGGLOMERATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MINERAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0034353054     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00185-8     Document Type: Article

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