Highlights
The dynamic process of bubble and bubble-coal aggregation were visualized.
Bubble distributions in ultrasonic fields were studied by image processing.
Entrapment and entrainment led to a slight increase of clean coal ash.
The highest clean coal yield and combustible recovery obtained at 100 kHz.
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