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Design of a dust tower for suppression of airborne particulates for iron making by Copeland, C.R., Kawatra, S.K.

“…[Display omitted] ► Evaluation of dust suppressants should not only examine wetting characteristics. ► This study developed a novel dust tower to evaluate dust…”
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Suppression of airborne particulates in iron ore processing facilities by Copeland, C.R., Eisele, T.C., Kawatra, S.K.

“…Taconite (iron ore) pellets abrade during handling, forming large quantities of fine particulate matter that are easily carried by the air as dust. This dust…”
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Red Mud: Fundamentals and New Avenues for Utilization by Archambo, M, Kawatra, S.K.

“…Red mud is generated at a rate of up to 175.5 million tons per year. The global stockpile of red mud is near 4 billion tons. This material is hazardous with pH…”
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Use of frothers to improve the absorption efficiency of dilute sodium carbonate slurry for post combustion CO2 capture by Valluri, Sriram, Kawatra, S.K.

“…With current environmental regulations, CO2 capture is very crucial for the survival of coal-fired power plants in the near future. In this work, the CO2…”
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Reduced reagent regeneration energy for CO2 capture with bipolar membrane electrodialysis by Valluri, Sriram, Kawatra, S.K.

“…Post combustion CO2 capture with reagents such as amines, sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide is the most mature CO2 capture technology. One of the major…”
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Iron Ore Pelletization: Part III. Organic Binders by Claremboux, V., Kawatra, S.K.

“…This part reviews the goals of introducing organic binders into iron ore pelletization. Organic binders present a relatively small number of unique binding…”
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Effect of viscosity on the cut (d 50) size of hydrocyclone classifiers by Kawatra, S.K., Bakshi, A.K., Rusesky, M.T.

“…On-line measurement of slurry viscosity was carried out to study the effect of viscosity on the cut (d 50) size of hydrocyclone classifiers. As slurry…”
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On-line measurement of viscosity and determination of flow types for mineral suspensions by Kawatra, S.K., Bakshi, A.K.

“…A viscometry system involving a vibrating sphere viscometer and a rotational viscometer has been developed for on-line measurement of viscosity, and for…”
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Design of a continuous pilot-scale deslime thickener by Haselhuhn, H. J., Kawatra, S. K.

“…Thickening is used during two primary mineral processing operations: water removal and desliming. During water removal, the pulp density is increased through…”
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The effect of CO2 sparging on the flocculation and filtration rate of concentrated hematite slurries by Haselhuhn, H.J., Swanson, K.P., Kawatra, S.K.

“…Filtration of hematite ore slurries can be a bottleneck in some hematite processing plants due to inadequate filtration rates caused by the dispersion of fine…”
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Engineering iron ore pellets to reduce their dustiness by Halt, J. A., Kawatra, S. K.

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Effects of CO2 on the zeta potential of hematite by Carlson, J.J., Kawatra, S.K.

“…Zeta potential is an important factor in affecting filtration rates of iron ore slurries. Two methods of zeta potential control investigated during this study…”
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Repurposing mine tailings: Cold bonding of siliceous iron ore tailings by McDonald, J. E. D., Roache, S. C., Kawatra, S. K.

“…The formation of geopolymers from mine tailings using cold-bonding processes is known to be possible. Numerous cold-bonding methods exist, but the hydrothermal…”
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Developing and understanding the bentonite fiber bonding mechanism by Kawatra, S.K., Ripke, S.J.

“…The classically accepted mechanism for binding fine iron ore concentrates by bentonite clay is that the clay becomes hydrated, expands, disperses, and then…”
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Factors influencing dust suppressant effectiveness by Copeland, C. R., Eisele, T. C., Chesney, D. J., Kawatra, S. Komar

“…Water sprays are a common method used to reduce particulate matter (PM) emissions. Various factors such as wettability, surface area coverage, fine particle…”
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Conditions for making direct reduced iron, transition direct reduced iron and pig iron nuggets in a laboratory furnace — Temperature-time transformations by Anameric, B., Kawatra, S. K.

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Pyrite recovery mechanisms in coal flotation by Kawatra, S.K., Eisele, T.C.

“…In most operating coal-cleaning plants, a significant amount of pyrite is recovered in the froth during flotation of high-sulfur coal. This pyrite recovery is…”
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An on-line pressure vessel rheometer for slurries by Kawatra, S.K, Bakshi, A.K, Eisele, T.C

“…An on-line rheometer, suitable for use with slurries, has been developed at Michigan Technological University. This rheometer can be used with both Newtonian…”
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Environmental Beneficiation of Machining Wastes-Part II: Measurement of the Effects of Moisture on the Spontaneous Heating of Machining Swarf by Kawatra, S. Komar, Hess, Mathew J.

“…Machining swarf consists of finely divided iron powder generated from machining of metal components. This material spontaneously heats due to rapid oxidation…”
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The effect of slurry viscosity on hydrocyclone classification by Kawatra, S.K., Bakshi, A.K., Rusesky, M.T.

“…The effect of slurry viscosity on hydrocyclone classification was studied by installing an on-line viscometer set-up on a hydrocyclone test rig. This system…”
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