The amenability of some Witbank bituminous ultra fine coals to binderless briquetting

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 85, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1647-1662

  Mangena, S J ^a,b   De Korte, G J ^a   McCrindle, R I ^b   Morgan, D L ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Binderless briquetting; Bituminous coal; Kaolinite

Indexed keywords

BRIQUETTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MINERALOGY; MINING; MOISTURE CONTROL; PETROLOGY; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

BINDERLESS BRIQUETTING; KAOLINITES; SLIME DAMS; THERMAL APPLICATIONS;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

EID: 3342901980     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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