Investigation of high-frequency, high-intensity ultrasonics for size reduction and washing of coal in aqueous medium

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 13210-13219

  Ambedkar, B ^a   Nagarajan, R ^a   Jayanti, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; AQUEOUS MEDIUM; ASH REMOVAL; COAL DESULFURIZATION; COAL PARTICLES; COAL SAMPLE; FREQUENCY RANGES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH INTENSITY ULTRASONIC; OXIDIZING AGENTS; RAJASTHAN , INDIA; SEM IMAGE; SEM/EDX; SIZE REDUCTIONS; SULFUR COAL; WASHING PROCEDURES; WATER-SOLUBLE SULFATES;

COAL; COAL BREAKAGE; DESULFURIZATION; OZONE; SULFUR; ULTRASONICS; WASHING;

COAL RESEARCH;

EID: 82555165540     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie200222w     Document Type: Article

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