Methodology for flocculant selection in fibre-cement manufacture

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-96

  Negro, Carlos ^a   Blanco, Angeles ^a   Pío, Ignacio San ^a   Tijero, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building materials; Construction; Delamination; Dewatering; FBRM; Fibre cement; Flocculation; Hatschek process; Retention

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION; DELAMINATION; DEWATERING; FIBERS; FLOCCULATION; MINERALS; PULP;

FBRM; FIBER-CEMENT; FLOCCULANT SELECTION; HATSCHEK PROCESS;

CEMENT MANUFACTURE;

CEMENT; CONSTRUCTION; FIBERS; FLOCCULANTS; FLOCCULATION; PULPS; RETENTION; WATER REMOVAL;

EID: 27744450946     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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