Scale-up of nanoparticle synthesis in diffusion flame reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 4581-4589

  Wegner, Karsten ^a   Pratsinis, Sotiris E ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Combustion; Mixing; Nanoparticles; Particulate processes; Scale up; Silica

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DIFFUSION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DIFFUSION FLAME REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

DIFFUSION; FLAME; MIXING; NANOPARTICLE; REACTOR; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0142063029     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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