Precise control of polymer particle properties using droplets in the microchannel

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 386-391

  Okubo, Yoshihito ^a   Maki, Taisuke ^a   Nakanishi, Fumito ^a   Hayashi, Tatsuya ^a   Mae, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Interface; Mass transfer; Particle formation; Polymerization; Slug

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; DROPLET SIZES; EMULSION DROPLETS; EMULSION INTERFACES; INDEPENDENT CONTROL; INTERFACE; MOLECULAR CONTROLS; OIL-WATER; PARTICLE FORMATIONS; POLYMER PARTICLES; POLYMER PROPERTIES; POLYMERIZATION METHOD; POLYMERIZATION REACTION; PRECIPITATION PROCESS; PRECISE CONTROL; SEGMENTED FLOW; SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

DROP FORMATION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

POLYMERS;

EID: 71849111483     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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