Thermally assisted mechanical dewatering (TAMD) of suspensions of fine particles: Analysis of the influence of the operating conditions using the response surface methodology

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1765-1773

  Mahmoud, Akrama ^a   Fernandez, Aurora ^b   Chituchi, Toma Mihai ^a   Arlabosse, Patricia ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES D ALBI CARMAUX   (France)

^b UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Cellulose; Compression; Dewatering; Filtration; Talc

Indexed keywords

(E ,3E) PROCESS; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENT; FINE PARTICLES; FLOW OF HEAT; LIQUID CONTENTS; MECHANICAL DEWATERING; NEW IDEAS; NEW PROCESSES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY (RSA);

BENTONITE; CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; COMPRESSION; DEWATERING; MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DEWATERING; LIQUID; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SLUDGE; SOLID;

FILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; SUSPENSIONS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 47849129810     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.04.075     Document Type: Article

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