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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 416, 2025
XXIst International Coal Preparation Congress: “Advancing Sustainable Coal Preparation” (ICPC XXI 2025)
Article Number 04003
Number of page(s) 18
Section Dry Separation
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202541604003
Published online 10 November 2025
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