A review of microwave coal processing

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-60

  Binner, Eleanor ^a   Lester, Edward ^a   Kingman, Sam ^a   Dodds, Chris ^a   Robinson, John ^a   Wu, Tao ^b   Wardle, Peter ^c   Mathews, Jonathan P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beneficiation; Coal; Coal cleaning; Coal drying; Coal grindability; Dielectric; Microwaves

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIATION; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL PREPARATION; COKING; COMMINUTION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); MICROWAVES;

COAL DRYING; COAL GRINDABILITY; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE PROCESSING; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH;

COAL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 84978056102     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.2014.11689870     Document Type: Article

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