Multi-scale modelling of Gibbsite calcination in a fluidized bed reactor

The alumina industry provides the feedstock for aluminium metal production and contributes to around A$6 billion of Australian exports annually. One of the most energy-intensive parts of alumina production, with a strong effect on final product quality, is calcination or thermal decomposition, in wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Amiri, Amirpiran
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1843