Mechanical/thermal dewatering of lignite. Part 4: Physico-chemical properties and pore structure during an acid treatment within the MTE process

Fuel

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 433-442

  Vogt, Christian ^a   Wild, Thomas ^a   Bergins, Christian ^a   Strauß, Karl ^a   Hulston, Janine ^b   Chaffee, Alan L ^b  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid treatment; Lignite; Mechanical Thermal Expression; Mercury intrusion porosimetry; Physico chemical properties

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ACID TREATMENTS; ADSORPTION METHOD; ALKALI CATIONS; AUSTRALIA; COAL SAMPLE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; GERMANY; HELIUM PYCNOMETRY; INORGANICS; MECHANICAL THERMAL EXPRESSION; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; MOISTURE HOLDING CAPACITY; PHYSICAL CHANGES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORE VOLUME; PROCESS TEMPERATURE; RESIDUAL WATER CONTENT; TOTAL PORE VOLUME; WATER REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COAL SLURRIES; HELIUM; LIGNITE; MERCURY (METAL); MOISTURE; ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER;

DEWATERING;

EID: 84855964249     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.08.049     Document Type: Article

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