Ceramic membranes from waste bagasse fly ash to clarify sugarcane juice

International Sugar Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 1325, 2009, Pages 318-322

  Balakrishnan, M ^a   Batra, V S ^a   Vashisht, P ^a   Singh, M ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bagasse fly ash; Ceramic membranes; Clarification; Sugarcane juice

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE FLY ASH; CLEANING METHODS; LOW COSTS; PHYSICAL STABILITY; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; SUGAR CANE JUICES; TURBIDITY REMOVAL;

BAGASSE; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL CLEANING; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CLARIFIERS; FLY ASH; MEMBRANES; SUGAR FACTORIES; SUGAR INDUSTRY; WASTE INCINERATION;

CLARIFICATION;

EID: 67649850524     PISSN: 00208841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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