Development of a micro-channel contactor-separator for immiscible liquids

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 86, Issue 1 A, 2008, Pages 65-74

  Chan, T Y ^a   Priestman, G H ^a   MacInnes, J M ^a   Allen, R W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liquid liquid contactor; Liquid liquid separator; Micro channel etching; Micro fluidics; Micro reactor

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ETCHING; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; PHASE SEPARATION; SURFACE TENSION; VIDEO CAMERAS;

IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS; LIQUID-LIQUID CONTACTOR; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATOR; PHOTO-CHEMICAL ETCHING;

SEPARATORS;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ETCHING; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; PHASE SEPARATION; SEPARATORS; SURFACE TENSION; VIDEO CAMERAS;

EID: 44249126802     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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