Particle diameter prediction in supercritical nanoparticle synthesis using three-dimensional CFD simulations. Validation for anatase titanium dioxide production

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3051-3059

  Sierra Pallares, J ^a   Alonso, E ^a   Montequi, I ^a   Cocero, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD; Nanoparticles; Supercritical synthesis; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ANATASE NANOPARTICLES; ANATASE TITANIUM DIOXIDE; AVERAGE DIAMETER; CFD; CFD SIMULATIONS; CYLINDRICAL REACTORS; DENSITY VARIATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FASTER REACTIONS; HURON-VIDAL MIXING RULES; HYDRODYNAMIC EQUATIONS; KINETIC CONSTANT; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; ORGANOMETALLIC PRECURSORS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PENG-ROBINSON EOS; POPULATION BALANCES; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; SUPER-CRITICAL; SUPERCRITICAL CO; SUPERCRITICAL SYNTHESIS; TIO;

CHEMICAL PLANTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRIC REACTORS; ETHANOL; FLUID DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANOMETALLICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; RATE CONSTANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIMULATORS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 67349162938     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.03.032     Document Type: Article

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