Fluidization of nanoparticles: A simple equation for estimating the size of agglomerates

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 296-304

  Valverde, Jose Manuel ^a   Castellanos, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Fluidization; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; NANOPARTICLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES; PLANAR VISUALIZATION;

FLUIDIZATION;

AGGLOMERATION; FLUIDIZATION; NANOPARTICLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 44049107215     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.09.032     Document Type: Article

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