Alternative method for producing organic fertiliser from anaerobic digestion liquor and limestone powder: High Shear wet granulation

Powder Technology

Volumn 233, Issue , 2013, Pages 245-254

  Mangwandi, Chirangano ^a   JiangTao, Liu ^a   Albadarin, Ahmad B ^a   Allen, Stephen J ^a   Walker, Gavin M ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic Digestion; Attrition; Digestate; Experimental design; Granulation; Granule strength

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; ATTRITION; DIGESTATE; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GRANULE STRENGTH; HIGH-SHEAR GRANULATION; HIGH-SHEAR WET GRANULATION; LIMESTONE POWDER; LIQUID FRACTION; NATURAL WATER BODIES; POLYMERIC BINDER; PROCESS VARIABLES; PRODUCT YIELDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; FERTILIZERS; GRANULATION; LIMESTONE; LIQUIDS; STATISTICS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

LIMESTONE; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; POLYMER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; ATTRITION RESISTANCE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRANULE STRENGTH; HIGH SHEAR WET GRANULATION; LIQUID; MATERIAL COATING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POWDER; PRODUCT PARAMETERS; PRODUCT YIELD; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84867772003     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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