Characterization of combustion-derived individual fine particulates by computer-controlled scanning electron microscopy

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3005-3016

  Zhang, Lian ^a   Yu, Dunxi ^b   Yao, Hong ^b   Xu, Minghou ^b   Wang, Qunying ^c   Ninomiya, Yoshihiko ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CCSEM; Modes of occurrence; Size segregation; Sub micron particles; Volatile metals

Indexed keywords

CCSEM; MODES OF OCCURRENCE; SIZE-SEGREGATION; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES; VOLATILE METALS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FIRED BOILERS; COAL INDUSTRY; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; FUELS; METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SMOKE; SODIUM; WASTE INCINERATION; ZINC;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350660772     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11922     Document Type: Article

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