Characterisation of particle tribo-charging and electron transfer with reference to electrostatic dry coal cleaning

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 100-110

  Dwari, R K ^a   Rao, K Hanumantha ^a   Somasundaran, P ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Electro wetting; Electrostatic; Lewis acid base; Surface energy; Tribo charging

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTACT ANGLE; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTROSTATICS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; ION EXCHANGE; OXIDE MINERALS; POWDER METALS; QUARTZ; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING; WORK FUNCTION;

ACID-BASE; ASH FORMING; BEFORE AND AFTER; CARBON POWDERS; CHARACTERISATION; CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESS; COAL CLEANINGS; COAL PARTICLES; CONTACTING SURFACES; ELECTRO-WETTING; ELECTRON TRANSFERS; FUNCTION VALUES; LEWIS ACID-BASE; LIQUID CONTACTS; METAL SURFACES; NON-POLAR; POLAR COMPONENTS; POLYMER MATERIALS; QUARTZ PARTICLES; SAMPLE HOLDERS; SURFACE CONTAMINATIONS; SURFACE ENERGY; TRIBO ELECTRIFICATIONS; TRIBO-CHARGING;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 63749098223     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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