Comparison of emulsification devices for the production of miniemulsions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 10147-10151

  El Jaby, Ula ^a,b   Cunningham, Michael ^a   McKenna, Timothy F L ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROPLET DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; MINIEMULSIONS; OPTIMAL CHOICE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SECONDARY NUCLEATION; SHEAR RATES; STATIC MIXERS; ULTRA-SONICATION;

EMULSIFICATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); SHEAR DEFORMATION; STATORS;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 72349096077     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901005a     Document Type: Article

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