The fluidized bed jet grinding of carbon nanotubes with a nozzle/target configuration

Powder Technology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 372-384

  Baddour, Carole E ^a   Briens, Cedric L ^b   Bordere, Serge ^c   Anglerot, Didier ^c   Gaillard, Patrice ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c ARKEMA   (France)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Attrition; Carbon nanotubes; Fluidized bed; Jet grinding; Particulate processes

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATE SIZES; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ARITHMETIC MEAN DIAMETERS; ATTRITION; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; FLUIDIZED BED; IN-SITU; JET GRINDING; JET MILLS; NANOTUBE AGGLOMERATES; OPTIMAL TARGETS; PARTICULATE PROCESSES; PILOT REACTORS; PROMISING MATERIALS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

AGGLOMERATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); GRINDING MILLS; JETS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; NOZZLES; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 60249097606     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2008.08.016     Document Type: Article

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