Separation of unburned carbon from fly ash using a concurrent flotation column

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1464-1470

  Emre Altun, N ^a   Xiao, Chuangfu ^b   Hwang, Jiann Yang ^b  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon removal; Flotation; Fly ash; Loss On Ignition (LOI)

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE GENERATION; BUBBLE GENERATORS; BUBBLE RUPTURE; CARBON PARTICLE; CARBON RECOVERY; CARBON REMOVAL; CARBON SEPARATION; CLEANING TESTS; CONVENTIONAL FLOTATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLOTATION COLUMNS; FREE CARBON; LOSS ON IGNITION; MINIMIZING ENERGY; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; SEPARATION PROCESS; STATIC MIXERS; UNBURNED CARBONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLY ASH; MIXERS (MACHINERY); SEPARATORS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 71749085430     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.06.029     Document Type: Article

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