Comparison of mixing technologies for the production of concentrated emulsions

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 11 A, 2007, Pages 1553-1560

  Fradette, Louis ^a   Brocart, B ^a,b   Tanguy, P A ^a  

^a Total Petrochemicals France   (France)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concentrated emulsions; Emulsification; Laminar; Mixing; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MIXING TECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PARAMETER;

MIXING;

CHEMISTRY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 36549032229     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06015     Document Type: Article

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