Ultra-fine coal flocculation using dual-polymer systems of ultrasonically conditioned and unmodified flocculant

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 159-169

  Lemanowicz, M ^a   Jach, Z ^a   Kilian, E ^a   Gierczycki, A ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dual polymer flocculation; Mixing tank; Ultra fine coal; Ultrasounds

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION KINETICS; APPLICATION OF POLYMERS; DEWATERABILITY; DUAL-POLYMER FLOCCULATION; FINE COALS; FLOCCULATION PROCESS; LASER PARTICLES; MIXING TANKS; OPTIMAL DOSAGE; PERISTALTIC PUMP; POLYMER SYSTEMS; PRESSURE FILTRATION; SEQUENTIAL ADDITION; SOLID PARTICLES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; ULTRASOUNDS;

BLENDING; COAL; COAL MINES; COAL SLURRIES; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PUMPING (LASER); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TANKS (CONTAINERS); ULTRASONICS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 79952450966     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.12.057     Document Type: Article

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