Effect of process conditions on the spray characteristics of a PLA + methylene chloride solution in the supercritical antisolvent precipitation process

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-309

  Obrzut, Daniel L ^a   Bell, Philip W ^a   Roberts, Christopher B ^a   Duke, Steve R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; PCA; Poly(l lactic) acid; SAS; Supercritical antisolvent precipitation process; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DICHLOROMETHANE; IMAGING SYSTEMS; NOZZLES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

DROPLET DIAMETER; PCA; SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS; SUPERCRITICAL ANTISOLVENT PRECIPITATION PROCESS (SAS);

LACTIC ACID;

EID: 34250200474     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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