Design of micromixer for emulsification and application to conventional commercial plant for cosmetic

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 727-733

  Matsuyama, Kazuo ^a   Mine, Koji ^a   Kubo, Hideaki ^a   Mae, Kazuhiro ^b  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emulsification; Energy dissipation rate; Micromixer; Process intensification

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PROCESS; DROPLET DIAMETERS; ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; GOOD MIXING; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; IN-LINE; JET MIXERS; MICRO MIXERS; MICROMIXER; NEW PRODUCT; ORIFICE DIAMETERS; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION;

DROPS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY DISSIPATORS; MANUFACTURE; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; ORIFICES;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 79952445051     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.085     Document Type: Article

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