The effects of particle concentration and charge exchange on fly ash beneficiation with pneumatic triboelectrostatic separation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 240-248

  Cangialosi, Federico ^a   Notarnicola, Michele ^a   Liberti, Lorenzo ^a   Stencel, John M ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b Tribo Flow Separations   (United States)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Particle charging; Triboelectrostatic separation; Unburned carbon

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COAL COMBUSTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; POZZOLAN; SEPARATION; TRIBOLOGY;

PARTICLE CHARGING; TRIBOELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; UNBURNED CARBON;

FLY ASH;

EID: 44749093288     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.01.031     Document Type: Article

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