Effect of fibre morphology on flocculation of fibre-cement suspensions

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1017-1022

  Tonoli, G H D ^a   Fuente, E ^b   Monte, C ^b   Savastano Jr , H ^a   Lahr, F A Rocco ^a   Blanco, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Composite (E); Dispersion (A); FBRM (B); Fibre reinforcement (E); Physical properties (C)

Indexed keywords

CEMENT COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE (E); CONCENTRATION OF; DISPERSION (A); DRAINAGE RATE; EUCALYPTUS PULPS; FBRM (B); FIBRE MORPHOLOGY; FIBRE REINFORCEMENT (E); MINERAL PARTICLES; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; POROUS STRUCTURES; SMALL PARTICLES;

CEMENTS; DIESEL PROPULSION; DISPERSIONS; FIBERS; FLOCCULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL REFINING; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT;

PULP REFINING;

ADHESIVES; COMPOSITES; DISPERSIONS; FLOCCULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PULPS; REFINING; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 70349618134     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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