An evaluation procedure for flocculation of coal preparation plant tailings

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1542-1549

  Sabah, E ^a   Cengiz, I ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coal; Flocculation; Settling rate; Tailings; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; FLOCCULATION; MINERALOGY; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERS; POSITIVE IONS; SEDIMENTATION; WASTES;

CATIONIC POLYMERS; INORGANIC IMPURITIES;

COAL PREPARATION;

ANION; CATION; COAL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER;

COAL; FLOCCULATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SETTLING VELOCITY; TAILINGS; TURBIDITY;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVALUATION; FLOCCULATION; LIQUID; MINERALOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE; SUSPENSION; TECHNOLOGY; TURBIDITY;

EID: 1542358105     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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