Particle size distribution by combined elastic light scattering and turbidity measurements. A novel method to estimate the required normalization factor

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 361-369

  Vega, Jorge R ^a   Frontini, Gloria L ^b   Gugliotta, Luis M ^a   Eliçabe, Guillermo E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ELS; Inverse problem; Polymer latex; PSD; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FRACTIONATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LATEXES; LIGHT SCATTERING; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURBIDITY;

ELASTIC LIGHT SCATTERING; NORMALIZATION FACTOR; POLYMER LATEX;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542648295     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.200300850     Document Type: Article

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