Rapid, non-destructive analysis of % gibbsite in smelting grade alumina

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 531-533

  Dando, Kerrick R ^a   Dando, Neal R ^b  

^a JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALCOA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina; Analysis; Gibbsite; Near infrared; NIR; Smelting grade alumina

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SMELTER; ANALYSIS METHOD; GIBBSITES; LINEAR LEAST SQUARES; MATERIAL QUALITY; NEAR INFRARED; NON DESTRUCTIVE; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAPID ANALYSIS; SAMPLE PRETREATMENT; SMELTING GRADE ALUMINA; STANDARD DEVIATION; STANDARD ERROR OF CALIBRATIONS; STANDARD ERROR OF PREDICTION;

ALUMINUM; CALIBRATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; INFRARED DEVICES; METAL ANALYSIS; SMELTING;

ALUMINA;

EID: 77952330251     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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