Causes of transient flocculation of fines with polyethylene oxide and a cofactor: Implications for mill performance

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 386, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 125-130

  Abdallah Qasaimeh, M R ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cofactor; Dispersion; Fines; Flocculation; Polyethylene oxide; Shear rate

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYETHYLENES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; THERMOPLASTICS;

BRIDGING BONDS; COFACTORS; DEFLOCCULATION; FINES; FLOCCULATION EFFICIENCY; HIGH SHEAR RATE; INITIAL RATE; MILL PERFORMANCE; OPTIMUM OPERATIONS; RESIDENCE TIME; RETENTION-AID SYSTEMS; SHEAR RATES; TRANSIENT REGIME; UNIT DESIGN;

FLOCCULATION;

MACROGOL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; FLOCCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RIGIDITY; SHEAR RATE; TIME;

EID: 80051566493     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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