Carbon foams from different coals

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 3376-3383

  Calvo, Montserrat ^a   García, Roberto ^a   Moinelo, Sabino R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBON; CARBONIZATION; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COKE; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FLUIDITY; LIGNITE; PORE SIZE; STAGES;

APPARENT DENSITY; CARBON FOAMS; DIFFERENT COALS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITIES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; LIPTINITE; MACERAL COMPOSITION; MACROPOROUS TEXTURE; RELATIVE DENSITIES; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL PROCESSING; TWO STAGES; UNDER PRESSURE; VOLATILE MATTER;

FOAMS;

EID: 53849135228     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef8000778     Document Type: Article

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