Physico-chemical properties of Loy Yang lignite dewatered by mechanical thermal expression

Fuel

Volumn 84, Issue 14-15, 2005, Pages 1940-1948

  Hulston, Janine ^a   Favas, George ^a   Chaffee, Alan L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lignite; Mechanical thermal expression; Physico chemical properties

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LOW PASS FILTERS; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HYDROTHERMAL DEWATERING (HTD); MECHANICAL THERMAL EXPRESSION; MOISTURE HOLDING CAPACITY (MHC); PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

LIGNITE;

EID: 20744450788     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2005.03.024     Document Type: Article

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