Calcined resin microsphere pelletization (CRMP): A novel process for sintered metallic oxide pellets

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3199-3209

  Remy, E ^a   Picart, S ^a   Grandjean, S ^a   Delahaye, T ^a   Herlet, N ^a   Allegri, P ^a   Dugne, O ^a   Podor, R ^a   Clavier, N ^a   Blanchart, P ^b   Ayral, A ^c  

^a DIF   (France)

^b Heterogeneous Materials Research Group   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Calcination; Microsphere; Precursors organic; Pressing; Sintering

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC PELLETS; EXCHANGE RESIN; FAST NEUTRON REACTORS; HOMOGENEOUS MICROSTRUCTURE; METALLIC OXIDES; PRECURSORS-ORGANIC; SINTERED PELLETS; THEORETICAL DENSITY;

CALCINATION; CERIUM; METALS; MICROSPHERES; OXIDES; PRESSING (FORMING); SINTERING;

PELLETIZING;

EID: 84862491965     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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