Characterising the sintering behaviour of pulverised fuel ash using heating stage microscopy

Materials Characterization

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 980-988

  Adell, V ^a   Cheeseman, C R ^a   Ferraris, M ^b   Salvo, M ^b   Smeacetto, F ^b   Boccaccini, A R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coal ash; Densification; Heating microscopy; Metal inclusions; Sintering

Indexed keywords

COMMINUTION; DENSIFICATION; INCLUSIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SINTERING;

HEATING MICROSCOPY; LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES (LWA); METAL INCLUSIONS;

COAL ASH;

EID: 34548178348     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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