Study of the sintering of nanosized titania agglomerates in flames using in situ light scattering measurements

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 507-521

  Yang, Guixiang ^a   Biswas, Pratim ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; SINTERING; TITANIUM OXIDES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS;

PREMIXED FLAME AEROSOL REACTOR; TITANIA AGGLOMERATES; TITANIUM ISOPROPOXIDE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031260475     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786829708965491     Document Type: Article

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