Pore destruction resulting from mechanical thermal expression

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-546

  Clayton, S A ^a   Wheeler, R A ^a   Hoadley, A F A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brown coal; Compression dewatering; Compressive strength; Mercury porosimetry; MTE; Permeability; Porosity; Shrinkage; Wax

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LIGNITE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL EFFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MECHANICAL THERMAL EXPRESSION; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; PORE DESTRUCTION;

DEWATERING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEWATERING; LIGNITE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL EFFECTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 34247592994     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701226914     Document Type: Article

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