Enhanced fine coal beneficiation using ultrasonic energy

Minerals and Metallurgical Processing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 252-258

  Tao, D ^a,b   Parekh, B K ^a,c  

^a SME ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beneficiation; Dewatering; Fine coal; Flotation; Sedimentation; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

EID: 26244445652     PISSN: 07479182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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