The effect of fibre flocculation on fluidized bed expansion behaviour

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 671-676

  Loranger, Eric ^a   Daneault, Claude ^a,b   Chabot, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b Chaires de recherche du Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beads; Crowding factor; Fibre flocculation; Fines; Fluidized bed

Indexed keywords

BEADS; BED EXPANSION; CLOSED CYCLE; CROWDING FACTOR; CROWDING FACTORS; DISSOLVED AND COLLOIDAL SUBSTANCES; FLOCCULATION PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; FRESH WATER CONSUMPTION; IN-PROCESS; PAPER MACHINE; PAPER MILL; PAPER QUALITY; PULP FIBRE; PULP SUSPENSION; SOLID SORBENTS;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FIBERS; FLOCCULATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPER PRODUCTS; PAPERMAKING; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; PULP; WATER SUPPLY;

FLUIDIZATION;

ADSORPTION; BEADS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISSOLVING; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FIBERS; FINES; FLOCCULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PAPER MAKING; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77954817268     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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