Plastic particle separation via liquid-fluidized bed classification

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1333-1342

  Hu, Xinhui ^a   Calo, J M ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid fluidized beds; Particle segregation and dispersion; Plastic particle separation; Upflow and downflow fluidization

Indexed keywords

LIQUID-FLUIDIZED BEDS; PARTICLE SEGREGATION AND DISPERSION; PLASTIC PARTICLE SEPARATION; UPFLOW AND DOWNFLOW FLUIDIZATION;

BINARY MIXTURES; DISPERSIONS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PLASTICS; RECLAMATION; RECYCLING;

PHASE SEPARATION;

BINARY MIXTURES; DISPERSIONS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTICS; RECLAMATION; RECYCLING;

EID: 33645684589     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10721     Document Type: Article

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