The study of granular agglomeration mechanism

Powder Technology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-283

  Cheng, H J ^a   Hsiau, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Binder; Coalescence mechanism; Consolidation mechanism; Nucleation mechanism

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; BINDER VISCOSITY; CONSOLIDATION MECHANISMS; CONSOLIDATION STAGES; FINE POWDERS; HIGH SHEAR MIXERS; LOW-VACUUM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; NUCLEATION MECHANISM; NUCLEATION STAGES; SEM;

AGGLOMERATION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COALESCENCE; GRANULATION; NUCLEATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

BINDERS;

MACROGOL;

ARTICLE; GRANULAR AGGLOMERATION; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77649190194     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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