Dewatering of biomaterials by mechanical thermal expression

Drying Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 819-834

  Clayton, S A ^a   Scholes, O N ^a   Hoadley, Andrew F A ^a   Wheeler, R A ^a   McIntosh, M J ^b   Huynh, D Q ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Clean Power from Lignite ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Bagasse; Biosolids; Compressible media; Consolidation; Evaporation; Lignite; MTE; Permeability; Porous media

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; DEWATERING; EVAPORATION; FILTRATION; LIGNITE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

BIOSOLIDS; COMPRESSIBLE MEDIA; COMPRESSION-PERMEABILITY CELL; MECHANICAL THERMAL EXPRESSION;

BIOMATERIALS;

BAGASSE; BIOMATERIALS; DEWATERING; EVAPORATION; FILTRATION; LIGNITE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 33745109606     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930600733093     Document Type: Article

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