Preparation of spherical ammonium nitrate particles by melt spray

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 12632-12637

  Kim, Jae Kyeong ^a   Choi, Seung Il ^a   Kim, Eui Jung ^b   Kim, Jun Hyung ^c   Koo, Kee Kahb ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^c Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; AVERAGE DIAMETER; LIQUID SHEETS; SAUTER DIAMETERS; SPRAY PRESSURE; SPRAY SYSTEMS;

DIFFRACTION; NITRATES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPHERES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78650091906     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie1006992     Document Type: Article

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