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References130

induction,orcoronacharging.Thechargesdevelopeddependonthe

surfacestate,aswellasenvironmentalfactorssuchastemperature

separatedaccordingtochargetomassratiousingforcesinanelec-

tricfield.Changesinthemethodofcharging,thesurfaceprepara-

tion,ortheenvironmentalfactorscanbeusedtoalterthedegree

ofseparationofparticlesofdifferenttypes.Experimentaltech-

niquesandapparatushavebeendevelopedforapplicationofelectro-

staticbeneficiationprinciplestoseparationofashandpyritefrom

coalaswellasseparationofthecoalmaceralsthemselves.