Self-heating of coal: The diminishing reaction rate

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 83-92

  Zarrouk, Sadiq J ^a   O'Sullivan, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chemisorption; Coal; Diminishing reaction rate; Power law model; Self heating

Indexed keywords

CHEMISORPTION; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS;

FORMULATION; MATHEMATICAL FORMS; POWER LAW MODEL; SELF-HEATING;

COAL;

CHEMISORPTION; COAL; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 33646553861     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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