Flow-induced phase inversion in the intensive processing of concentrated emulsions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-223

  Akay, G ^a,b,c  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colloidal emulsions; Droplet breakup; Flow induced phase inversion; Intensive processing; Intensive structuring; Phase inversion emulsification, emulsification; Process intensification

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; EMULSIFICATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOW INDUCED PHASE INVERSION (FIPI); MULTIPLE EXPANSION CONTRACTION STATIC MIXERS (MECSM);

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 0031983869     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00199-1     Document Type: Article

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