Effect of polymer granules on the electrostatic behavior in gas-solid fluidized beds

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 132-139

  Yu, Xianbo ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Xu, Yi ^a   Wang, Jingdai ^a   Yang, Yongrong ^a   Xu, Nan ^a   Wang, Haoqi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST RESIDUES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DIFFERENT SIZES; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; FLUIDIZATION GAS; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; GRANULAR POLYETHYLENE; IMPACT FACTOR; LARGE AGGREGATES; POLYMER GRANULES; POLYMER PARTICLES; STATIC CHARGE; WEIGHT FRACTIONS; WEIGHT PERCENT;

AGGLOMERATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUIDIZATION; GRANULATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 74249110020     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie8017077     Document Type: Article

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