Size adjustment of spherical temperature-sensitive hydrogel beads by liquid-liquid dispersion using a Kenics static mixer

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 479-486

  Tajima, Hideo ^a   Yoshida, Yuta ^a   Abiko, Satoko ^a   Yamagiwa, Kazuaki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

N,N diethylacrylamide; Size adjustment; Spherical hydrogel beads; Static mixer; Temperature sensitive

Indexed keywords

BEAD SIZE; CORRELATION EQUATION; CROSS-LINKABLE; CROSSLINKED; DEGREE OF SWELLING; HEXADECANE; HYDROGEL BEADS; KENICS STATIC MIXER; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSIONS; LOW VISCOSITY; MIXED MATERIALS; POLYMER MATERIALS; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETERS; SPHERICAL BEADS; STATIC MIXERS; TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE; TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE HYDROGELS; UV IRRADIATION; VISCOSITY RATIOS; WEBER NUMBERS;

COAGULATION; DEIONIZED WATER; DISPERSIONS; GELATION; LIQUIDS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PARAFFINS; PRESSURE DROP; SPHERES; SWELLING; VISCOSITY;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 73249116601     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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