Browsing Faculty of Engineering by Subject "Agglomeration"

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Manufacturing and testing of briquettes from inertinite-rich low-grade coal fines using various binders

Leokaoke, N.T.; Bunt, J.R.; Neomagus, H.W.J.P.; Waanders, F.B.; Strydom, C.A.; Mthombo, T.S. (SAIMM, 2018)

Inertinite-rich, low-grade coal was used with 12 binders: clays (attapulgite and bentonite), biochar, cow dung, crystallized medium-tar pitch, coal tar sludge, flocculant, fly ash, lignosulphonates, polyester resin, and ...
Testing of briquettes made from Witbank coal fines with polyvinyl alcohol as binder

Henning, C.N.; Leokaoke, N.T.; Bunt, J.R.; Waanders, F.B. (EARET, 2018)

Approximately 12% of South Africa’s mined coal can be classified as fine coal. Fine coal is primarily formed through mechanical mining methods and can cause blockage in equipment, transportation mechanisms and silos. ...