Dewatering of fine coal slurries by selective heating with microwaves

Fuel

Volumn 86, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 829-834

  Seehra, M S ^a   Kalra, A ^b   Manivannan, A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Fine coal slurries; Microwaves

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; MICROWAVE HEATING; MOISTURE; REDUCTION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

FINE COAL SLURRIES; HEATING RATES; THERMAL HEATING;

COAL SLURRIES;

EID: 33845636658     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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