A low-energy emulsification batch mixer for concentrated oil-in-water emulsions

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-39

  Caubet, Sylvain ^a   Le Guer, Yves ^a   Grassl, Bruno ^a   El Omari, Kamal ^a   Normandin, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Batch mixer; Concentrated emulsions; Droplet size distribution control; Laminar flow emulsification; Rheokinetics

Indexed keywords

BATCH MIXERS; CONCENTRATED EMULSION; DROPLET DIAMETERS; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY DENSITY; INTERNAL PHASE; LOW ENERGIES; MIXTURE COMPONENTS; OIL-IN-WATER (O/W) EMULSION; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; PRECISE CONTROL; RHEOKINETICS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SALT ADDITION; TRITON-X; UNIMODAL; WATER-IN-OIL;

DROP FORMATION; EMULSIONS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 78650070988     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12253     Document Type: Article

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