Purification of polycrystalline ε-caprolactam particles

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 201-211

  Van Der Gun, M A ^a   Bruinsma, O S L ^a   Jansens, P J ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Melt crystallization; Model validation; Parameter identification; Particle; Separations

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DIFFUSION; MELTING; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POROUS MATERIALS; PURIFICATION;

GRANULES; PURIFICATION DEVICES; STIRRED VESSELS;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SEPARATION; PURIFICATION;

EID: 10144260679     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.07.080     Document Type: Article

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