| SESSION A-1 - SURFACE PROPERTIES OF COAL AND MINERALS |
| Co-Chairmen: Ralph W. Lai, George E. Klinzing |
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| The Heterogeneity of Coal Surfaces: A Pseudo Map Based on Wetting Properties |
| R. Ramesh and P. Somasundaran | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bonding and Wetting Behavior of Coal |
| R. J. Good and N. Srivatsa | 5 |
| Measurement and Control of Coal Hydrophobicity |
| J. Drzymala and T.D. Wheelock | 9 |
| Characterization of a Coal-Pyrite Sample by AC Impedance Spectroscopy |
| S. Chander and J. Pang | 15 |
| Effect of Oxidation on Fine Coal Dewatering |
| D. W. Fuerstenau, J. Diao, K.S. Narayanan and J.S. Hanson | 23 |
| On Thermal and Wet Chemical Oxidation of Coal |
| D. W. Fuerstenau, J. Diao and G.C. Yang | 35 |
| Surface Properties of Coal as Influenced by Collectors |
| T. Onlin and F. F. Aplan | 37 |
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| SESSION A-2 - FINE COAL DEWATERING |
| Co-Chairmen: Albert W. Deurbrouck, Anthony G. Fonseca |
| Liquid Solid Separation-Factors seat Can Ruin Your Day |
| D. A. Dahlstrom | 45 |
| Conventional Equipment for Fine-Size Coal Dewatering |
| R. M. Kosky and G. F. Meenan | 57 |
| Evaluation Studies of a Horizontal Belt Filter for Dewatering of Fine-Size Coal |
| A. Waters | 69 |
| Hyperbaric Filtration: The Answer to Fine Coal Filtration |
| D. E. Jenkinson | 73 |
| Centrifugal Dewatering Combining Decanting and Filtration |
| L. B. Smith | 81 |
| High G Solid-Bowl Centrifuge |
| J. N. Cox | 91 |
| Electoacoustics: A Novel Approach to Dewatering |
| H. S. Muralidhara | 95 |
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| SESSION A-3 - FLOCCULATIONS/SURFACTANTS |
| Co-Chairmen: Mike R. Rosen, Tim LaRos |
| A Study of Fine Coal Refuse Flocculation |
| M. N. Badgujar and S.H. Chiang | 97 |
| Surfactant Effects in Dispersed and Flocculated Systems |
| E. D. Goddard and K.PA. Padmanabhan | 103 |
| Effect of Surfactants on Vacuum Filtration of Ultra-Fine Coal |
| J. G. Groppo and B.K. Parekh | 111 |
| The Effect of Surfactants on the Vacuum Filtration Dewatering of Coal |
| Mary Robison | 123 |
| Overview of the Use of Polymeric Flocculants and Inorganic Coagulants in Filtration |
| F. J. Mangravite, Jr | 133 |
| Aggregate Growth and Breakage in Polymer-Induced Flocculation |
| D.T. Ray and R. Hogg | 145 |
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| SESSION A-4 - GENERAL SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES |
| Co-Chairmen: James Hardwick, Scott Yaeger |
| An Experimental Study of Filtration of Turkish Liquorice Root Extract |
| S. Kara, M. Kara, and N. Karakoc | 151 |
| The Development of Filtration for Coal Liquefaction |
| G. M. Kimber | 157 |
| Applications of Ising Model for Leverette Function Calculations in Filtration of Two Immiscible Liquids |
| A. Berdichevsky | 165 |
| Acoustically Driven Filtration |
| D. L. Feke, T.L. Tolt | 167 |
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| SESSION B-1 - SOLID/FLUID SEPARATION FUNDAMENTALS |
| Co-Chairmen: Chi Tien, Saied Tousi |
| A Unified Trajectory Mapping Approach to Predicting Particle Capture |
| R. C. Lessman, M. Faghri, A. Kahn, M. Zia | 171 |
| Optimization of Fibrous Filter Medium |
| W. Bergman | 179 |
| Inorganic Filters for High Purity Gas Filtration |
| S. Tousi and B. Gotlinsky | 181 |
| Image Analysis of Particle Deposit in Model Fibrous Filters |
| V. Ramarao | 185 |
| Membrane Filtration Characteristics of a Coagulated Humic Acid |
| R. Letterman | 213 |
| Modeling Effect of Suspension Properties on Performance of Hydrolyzing Metal Coagulants |
| M. Wiesner, V. Turcand, M. Clark, and J. Mallevialle | 211 |
| Polymer Based Flocculants Enhance Oilfield Filtration |
| R . Luxemburg | 215 |
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| SESSION B-2 - CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL TREATMENT |
| Co-Chairmen: Richard Hogg, Richard Klimpel |
| Polymer Adsorption in Flocculating Suspensions |
| D.T. Ray and R. Hogg | 227 |
| Influence of Reagent Structure on Slurry Dispersion |
| R. Klimpel | 233 |
| Effect of Calcination Temperature on PEO Adsorption on Silica Surfaces |
| B. Moudgil and Y. Cheng | 235 |
| Use of Polyelectrolytes in Water Treatment |
| M. Ghosh, D. Cox and R. Leu | 237 |
| Dewatering of Waste Sludge |
| S. Mishra | 241 |
| CATSCAN Data in the Analysis of Sedimentation In Constant Pressure Filtration |
| F. Tiller, N. B. Hsyung, Y. Shen | 245 |
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| SESSION B-3 - NEW EQUIPMENT AND PROCESSES |
| Co-Chairmen: Ernest Mayer, Mark Sprouls |
| Membrane Press Sledge Dewatering |
| E. Mayer | 249 |
| Developments in High Pressure Filtration Techniques In Mineral and Sewage Process Industries |
| E. Krausse and J. Hosl | 261 |
| Advances in High Pressure Dewatering |
| R. W. Mau | 269 |
| Membrane Filter Presses In Coal Washieries |
| Peter Moon | 281 |
| Cycle Analysis of Candle Filters |
| F. M. Tiller and A. Yelshin | 289 |
| Zeta Potential Measurement of Colloid System Using Elecrophoretic Light Scattering Methods |
| T. Oja and S.E. Bott | 295 |
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| SESSION B-4 - PARTICULATE SEPARATION GAS/AIR POLLUTION CONTROL |
| Co-Chairmen: Robert R. Banks, WyWey Wen |
| Optimized Filtration Technology for Manufacturing Process |
| C. P. Ganatra | 299 |
| Recent Developments in Elkem Pollution Control Technology |
| S. Stordahl | 309 |
| Fabric Filtration with Dry Injection of Extended Surface Lime for MSW Combustors |
| E. Vogel, T. Godbey | 329 |
| Advanced Modular Demonstration Unit for SOx Removal |
| M.F. Raterman, Andrew Moore | 337 |
| Prefilters Extend Fiberbed Filter Life |
| Edward Fowler and Steven Taub | 345 |
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| SESSION C-1-CLARIFICATION AND THICKENING |
| Co-Chairmen: E. Robert Baumann, Bernard J. Scheiner |
| Effect of Particle Size on Dewatering of Coal-Clay Waste |
| B. J. Scheiner | 347 |
| Some Practical Implications of Thickening Theory |
| Richard Dick | 351 |
| Flocculation of Gels |
| B. Moudgil | 355 |
| Surface Characteristics for Selective Adsorption of Surfactants and Polymers |
| B. Moudgil and M. Badujar | 357 |
| Thickening of Water Softening Sludges Based on Batch and Continuous Flow Pilot Studies |
| D. DeBoer | 363 |
| Clarifier Thickener Effects on the Thickening of Water Plant Sludges |
| G. Peters, E. R. Baumann | 365 |
| Gore Back-Pulse Filtration Compared to Gravity Thickening |
| Gordon Smith | 367 |
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| SESSION C-2- SLUDGE DEWATERING |
| Co-Chairmen: William R. Knocke, Gustavo V. Barbosa |
| Review of Filtration and Compression in Mechanical Dewatering Systems |
| F. M. Saunders | 377 |
| Automatic Control of Belt-Filter Presses |
| B. Ho | 381 |
| Electroacoustic Dewatering of Sludges |
| D. Ensminger | 389 |
| Process Model Development for Sludge Dewatering on a Belt Filter Press |
| John Collins | 395 |
| On The Freezing of Water and Wastewater Sludges |
| P. A. Vesilind and C.J. Martel | 407 |
| Role of Floc Water Content in Defining Performance of Mechanical Dewatering System |
| W. R. Knocke | 417 |
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| SESSION C-3 - WASTE MINIMIZATION |
| Co-Chairmen: Ronald Neufeld, Robert W. Rittmeyer |
| Flocculation in Turbulent Flow: Measurements and Modeling of Particle Size Distributions |
| L. Casson | 419 |
| Belt Filter Press Operations for Municipal Sewage Sludge |
| M. Flamang | 427 |
| High-Rate Inclined Plate Clarifier |
| R. Hoffland | 435 |
| Tramp Oil/Solids Removal by Automatic Pressure Filters |
| Ernest Mayer | 443 |
| Handling Manganese Sludges from Water Treatment Plants |
| T. Wolfe | 455 |
| Waste Minimization: A Systematic Approach |
| D. Wesolowski | 461 |
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| SESSION C-4- SOLID/FLUID SEPARATION IN FGD |
| Co-Chairmen: Robert McIlvaine, Gordon Smith |
| Fabric for FGD Systems |
| R. R. Banks | 473 |
| Operating Results of Several Baghouses in Dry FGD Services |
| M. Fiedler and C. Barranger | 475 |
| Fluid/Particles Separation and Coal Cleaning: Progress and Potential Advances, and Their Effect on FGD |
| C.D. Livengood and R. Doctor | 477 |
| Solid/Liquid Separation & FGD-What's New and What's Difficult |
| R. Mcllvaine | 485 |
| Use of High Resolution Size Distributions in FGD Systems |
| H. R. Batchu | 491 |