On the scalability of microstructured mixing devices

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 865-872

  Kolbl A ^a   Kraut, M ^a   Schubert, K ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iodide iodate reaction method; Micromixers; Multilamination; Scale up; V type mixers; Villermaux dushman

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING;

MICROMIXERS; MULTILAMINATION; REACTION METHOD; SCALE-UP; VILLERMAUX-DUSHMAN;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 78049231792     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.02.037     Document Type: Article

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