The enhancement of foam generated by low power ultrasound and its application to foam fractionation

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 380, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 35-40

  Vo, Hung Si ^a   Kentish, Sandra ^a   Ashokkumar, Muthupandian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Foam fractionation; Separation of bioactives; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; COALESCENCE; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTIC FREQUENCY; ACOUSTIC POWER; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BIOACTIVE AGENTS; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLES; BULK SOLUTIONS; FOAM CELLS; FOAM FRACTIONATION; GAS BUBBLE; LOW POWER; POWER INPUT; POWER LEVELS; RELATIVE POSITIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE SPECIES; ULTRASOUND; WELL-ESTABLISHED TECHNIQUES;

FRACTIONATION;

SURFACTANT;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; FOAM; FRACTIONATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 79954424991     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.01.056     Document Type: Article

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