Synthesis of SiO2 nanoparticles in RF plasma reactors: Effect of feed rate and quench gas injection

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-16

  Goortani, Behnam Mostajeran ^a   Mendoza, Norma ^a   Proulx, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregate; BET; Equivalent diameter; Fine particle model (FPM); Laser diffractometry; Primary particles; Radio frequency plasma reactor; SEM

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFRACTOMETERS; MICROMETERS; PLASMA DEVICES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COUPLED THERMAL PLASMA REACTORS; LASER DIFFRACTOMETRY; NANOPOWDERS; RF PLASMA REACTORS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33749416564     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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