Fine coal preparation using novel tribo-electrostatic separator

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-127

  Dwari, R K ^a   Hanumantha Rao, K ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coal preparation; Electrostatic separation; Fluidisation; Particle charging; Tribo electrification

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COAL; COAL MINES; COAL PREPARATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; ION EXCHANGE; METAL CLEANING; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; SEPARATION; SEPARATORS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE SEPARATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELDS; ASH CONTENTS; COAL BENEFICIATION; COAL PARTICLES; COAL SAMPLES; CONTACT ELECTRIFICATIONS; COPPER METALS; COPPER PLATES; ELECTROSTATIC METHODS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; FLUIDISATION; FLUIDISED BEDS; MACERAL; MINERAL PARTICLES; NEGATIVE ELECTRODES; NEGATIVE POLARITIES; PARTICLE CHARGES; PARTICLE CHARGING; RESIDENCE TIMES; SEPARATION EFFICIENCIES; SIZE FRACTIONS; TRIBO-ELECTRIFICATION; WASHABILITY;

COAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 58049158652     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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