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Measurement of Ignition Temperature of Coal Particles Using a Thermogravimetric Technique

LEONARDO TOGNOTTI Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Università di Pisa, Via Diotisalvi 2, Pisa, 56100, Italy
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ANDREA MALOTTI Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Università di Pisa, Via Diotisalvi 2, Pisa, 56100, Italy
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LUIGI PETARCA Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Università di Pisa, Via Diotisalvi 2, Pisa, 56100, Italy
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SEVERINO ZANELLI Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Università di Pisa, Via Diotisalvi 2, Pisa, 56100, Italy
Pages 15-28 | Received 20 Aug 1984, Accepted 21 Jan 1985, Published online: 21 May 2007

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