Dewatering fine coal slurries by gel extraction

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1467-1485

  Gehrke, Stevin H ^a   Lyu, Lii Hurng ^a   Barnthouse, Kristopher ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL SLURRIES; DEWATERING; GELS; POLYAMIDES; WATER ABSORPTION;

GEL EXTRACTION; POLYISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES;

EXTRACTION;

COAL; DEWATERING; GEL; SEPARATION;

EID: 3643058250     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496399808545061     Document Type: Article

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